Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is characterized by reasonably priced housing. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in cost of living, safety and taxation.
Sarajevo is one of the top ten city matches for 1.9% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $470.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $370.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.97 |
| Small apartment | $260.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $4.00 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $1.60 |
| A beer | $0.77 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $0.99 |
| Bread | $0.36 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.87 |
| Lunch | $6.50 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $33.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $34.00 |
| Movie ticket | $4.80 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $30.07 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 1 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.20 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.30 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 5 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.15 |
| Meetups groups | 22 |
| Meetups members | 3657 |
| Number of investors | 2 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 7 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 2 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.29 |
| Startup events | 1 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.10 |
| Startups [score] | 0.32 |
| Total number of startups | 10 |
Venture CapitalTravel Connectivity| Airport hub | 13 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.14 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.10 |
Commute| Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina/Sarajevo |
|---|---|
| Traffic handling [score] | 0.87 |
Business Freedom| Business freedom | 54.60 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.24 |
| Freedom from corruption | 39.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.29 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 59.40 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.44 |
| Time to open a business | 65.00 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.24 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.52 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 2 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 17 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.94 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.91 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.92 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.41 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.53 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 77.37 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.64 |
EducationEnvironmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.37 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.63 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.28 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 1.66 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | BAM |
| GDP growth rate | 0.01 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.24 |
| GDP per capita | $9833.20 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.17 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.93 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.90 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.23 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 411 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.17 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 58.08 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.67 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.25 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 5.49 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 38 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.46 |
| Cinemas | 16 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.24 |
| Comedy clubs | 6 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.45 |
| Concert venues | 18 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.28 |
| Historical sites | 22 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.78 |
| Museums | 21 |
| Museums [score] | 0.41 |
| Performing art venues | 30 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.22 |
| Sport venues | 14 |
| Sports [score] | 0.28 |
| Zoos | 2 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.54 |
Tolerance| LGBT Equality Index | 78.59 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.80 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | N/A |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✔ Banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | Sexual orientation only |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✖ Unrecognized |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.75 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 1503.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 528.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.10 |
Costs of living in Sarajevo are in the least expensive 20 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Sarajevo will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $33 |
|---|---|
 Movie ticket | $5 |
 Broadband internet connection | $15 |
 Monthly public transport | $34 |
 Lunch | $7 |
Software Engineer salaries in Sarajevo are very low. For this job type, Sarajevo ranks 243rd for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Sarajevo.
The overall crime rate puts Sarajevo in position 169 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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236Sarajevo, is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its largest city, with 430,000 citizens. Most of the city is within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but some parts are in the Republika Srpska. Sarajevo is very tourist friendly, especially in the Old Town in the center of the city.
Sarajevo is one of the most historically interesting and varied cities in Europe. It is a place where the Western & Eastern Roman Empire split; where the people of the Roman Catholic west, Eastern Orthodox east and the Ottoman south, met, lived and warred. It has been both an example of historical turbulence and the clash of civilizations, as well as a beacon of hope for peace and tolerance through multi-cultural integration. The city is historically famous for its traditional religious diversity, with adherents of Islam, Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Judaism coexisting there for centuries.
Some important historical events in Sarajevo are the 1914 assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to World War I, as well as the 1984 Winter Olympics.
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