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Sarajevo vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 42.6% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 90.2% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 63.8% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 68.1% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 83.6% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in Sarajevo

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Baku. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 90.2% more for restaurants

	Baku	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 AZN15.00	$9.01 BAM15.19	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$8.41 BAM14.17	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 AZN1.55	$2.22 BAM3.74	+144.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$1.50 BAM2.53	+204.9%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 63.8% more for groceries

	Baku	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 AZN0.83	$1.26 BAM2.13	+158.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 AZN4.25	$5.33 BAM8.98	+112.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 AZN9.28	$5.28 BAM8.90	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 AZN2.49	$3.01 BAM5.07	+105.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 AZN3.67	$3.89 BAM6.56	+80.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AZN1.03	$0.71 BAM1.20	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 AZN1.36	$0.86 BAM1.45	+7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AZN1.20	$0.90 BAM1.51	+26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 AZN1.34	$1.03 BAM1.74	+30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.60	$0.52 BAM0.88	+48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 AZN0.42	$0.54 BAM0.92	+117.6%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 68.1% more for transportation

	Baku	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 AZN4.64	$5.80 BAM9.79	+112.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$31.82 BAM53.66	+80.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	+45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$8.71 BAM14.68	+34.5%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 83.6% more for housing

	Baku	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.43 AZN26.23	$31.76 BAM53.55	+105.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$480.39 AZN816.67	$463.77 BAM782.04	-3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.55 AZN463.33	$320.65 BAM540.69	+17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.44 AZN84.04	$155.51 BAM262.23	+214.6%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Baku	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.99 AZN421.59	$242.40 BAM408.74	-2.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,692.31 AZN11,376.92	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	-48.6%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AZN3.00	$3.00 BAM5.06	+70.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 AZN6.07	$2.16 BAM3.64	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$3.90 BAM6.58	+10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.63 AZN70.77	$37.31 BAM62.91	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$7.20 BAM12.15	+22.5%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	Baku	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.80 AZN99.96	$93.06 BAM156.92	+58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AZN88.27	$41.73 BAM70.36	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 AZN202.17	$101.87 BAM171.78	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.43 AZN170.73	$105.06 BAM177.16	+4.6%
Average			+7.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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