Dhaka vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$121	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$924
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	16.8M	276K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 47% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8916th and 6379th ($428 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5968th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$3144

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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