Sarajevo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sarajevo	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$816	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1934	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$380	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$924	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	46	26
😀 Quality of life	59	24
🏙️ Population	276K	2.44M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 7% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6379th and 6597th ($816 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cameroon, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5391st and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Yaounde

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	Sarajevo	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.32	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3144	$1615

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774