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Sarajevo vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 8.3% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 13.2% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 25.2% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 27.4% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Sarajevo

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.8% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD404.52	$9.01 BAM15.19	+18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD353.95	$8.41 BAM14.17	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD105.51	$2.22 BAM3.74	+11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD71.35	$1.50 BAM2.53	+11.6%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	Skopje	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD43.01	$1.26 BAM2.13	+55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD248.97	$5.33 BAM8.98	+13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD266.57	$5.28 BAM8.90	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD119.26	$3.01 BAM5.07	+33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD190.77	$3.89 BAM6.56	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD27.20	$0.71 BAM1.20	+38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.49	$0.86 BAM1.45	+32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD35.22	$0.90 BAM1.51	+34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD52.08	$1.03 BAM1.74	+4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.92	$0.52 BAM0.88	+32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.57	$0.54 BAM0.92	+27.7%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

	Skopje	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD312.73	$5.80 BAM9.79	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,516.94	$31.82 BAM53.66	+11.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,820,323.86	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD293.27	$8.71 BAM14.68	+57.5%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 25.2% more for housing

	Skopje	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,015.08	$31.76 BAM53.55	+65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD23,018.16	$463.77 BAM782.04	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,925.09	$320.65 BAM540.69	+0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,481.18	$155.51 BAM262.23	+27.3%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 27.4% less for childcare

	Skopje	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD17,112.30	$242.40 BAM408.74	-24.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD260,070.90	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	-29.9%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD151.69	$3.00 BAM5.06	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD117.97	$2.16 BAM3.64	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD171.92	$3.90 BAM6.58	+20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,056.58	$37.31 BAM62.91	-3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD353.95	$7.20 BAM12.15	+8.0%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Skopje	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,567.66	$93.06 BAM156.92	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,176.20	$41.73 BAM70.36	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,603.03	$101.87 BAM171.78	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,158.78	$105.06 BAM177.16	-9.5%
Average			-0.8%

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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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