Sarajevo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$341
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
60
83
🏙️ Population
276K
1.86M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 49% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6609th and 3564th ($742 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5377th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sarajevo Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1643
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.73
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2962
$11854

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Distance City Cost of living
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$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385