City guide Sarajevo
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. 3,800 KM per m² (e.g., 80 m² = 304,000 KM / $168k USD) About 4,750 KM per m² in Centar (for example 80 m² = 380,000 KM). The registry median is…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. 2,400 KM per m² (e.g., 80 m² = 192,000 KM / $106k USD) About 3,950 KM per m² in Ilidža (for example 80 m² = 316,000 KM).
- Accommodation Mix of Austro-Hungarian apartments and modern condos via Airbnb or OLX.ba. Older Austro-Hungarian flats in the centre and newer blocks further out, via Airbnb…
- Affordable Shopping Spots Markale Market (Fresh produce); Bingo Supermarkets (Great prices). Gradska tržnica Markale on Ferhadija for produce. Konzum, which also runs Mercator, is the…
- Annual Events Sarajevo Film Festival (August); Baščaršija Nights (July). Sarajevo Film Festival, 14-21 August 2026 (32nd edition). Baščaršija Nights ran 1-31 July…
- Art Galleries Galerija 11/07/95 (Srebrenica exhibition); Gallery Collegium Artisticum. Gallery 11/07/95 at Trg fra Grge Martića 2, beside Sacred Heart Cathedral, shows the…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Highly favorable 10% flat income tax; long-term visas for digital nomads are in pilot… Federation income tax is a flat 10%, but there is no nomad visa and no nomad tax regime…
- Banking for Expats Raiffeisen Bank, UniCredit. Revolut/Wise work for ATMs but local accounts are cash-heavy. Banks and ATMs line Maršala Tita. Cards are normal in malls and larger restaurants; small…
- Bar/Nightlife Area Zlatna Ribica (Eclectic bar); Silver & Smoke (Techno); Cinemas Sloga (Live music). Zlatna Ribica (Goldfish) at Kaptol 5, a small eccentric bar in the centre, is the reliable…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Marijin Dvor (hub for malls/offices) and Grbavica (green, local vibe, walkable). Centar, around Mikrohub on Alipašina and the tram through Marijin Dvor. COSMOHUB is…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Baščaršija (Old Town) and Centar (near BBI Center). Baščaršija and the streets around Sacred Heart Cathedral, within a walk of Sebilj, the…
- Best Beach Nearby Neum (BiH's only sea access, 3.5 hrs drive); Panonska Jezera (Tuzla, 2 hrs drive). Neum, the only coastal town in the country, is a road trip south of the city. Sarajevo…
- Best Cafe for Work Meeting Point (Hamdije Kreševljakovića 13) and Fabrika Coffee (Dalmatinska 2). Meeting Point (Hamdije Kreševljakovića 13) and Fabrika on Dalmatinska, both named as…
- Best Coworking Space TERRA (Džemala Bijedića 2) - Day pass 25 KM; HUB387 (Maglajska 1) - Monthly approx. 300… Mikrohub (Alipašina 2): day pass 30 KM, dedicated desk 320 KM a month. COSMOHUB (Džemala…
- Best Dessert Spots Badem (Turkish delight); Marshall’s Gelato; Torte i To (BBI Center). Marshall's Gelato at Kulovića 9, with a second counter on Bulevar Branilaca Dobrinje…
- Best Food Delivery App Korpa or Glovo. Korpa and Glovo. Korpa delivers restaurants plus groceries and pharmacies and takes cash…
- Best Hospital KCUS (State) or Eurofarm Centar (Private - unit at Unitic Building). KCUS, the university clinical centre, is at Bolnička 25. Eurofarm Centar has private…
- Best Local Dish to Try Ćevapi at Željo or Ćevabdžinica Petica (priced 8-12 KM per portion). Ćevapi at Ćevabdžinica Željo, Kundurdžiluk 19 in Baščaršija. Order 10 (about 10-14 KM)…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Moj Taxi (App) or Sarajevo Taxi. Standard start 2 KM + 1.50 KM per km. mojTaxi dispatches licensed cars. Use a roof sign, TA plates and the meter; airport and…
- Bike/Scooter Rental BinBin (Scooters) via app; Nextbike (Bicycles) stations throughout the city. Nextbike is 1 KM per started 30 minutes, or 10 KM a month for 30 free minutes a day. Visit…
- Birdwatching Locations Bijambare Protected Landscape (wetlands and caves). Bijambare, a protected landscape in Ilijaš municipality, north of the city.
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Barice and Čavljak (picnic areas in the hills above the city). none
- Budget Accommodation Hostel Franz Ferdinand (approx. 25 KM/night), Hostel Kucha. Hostel Franz Ferdinand (Jelića 4, Stari Grad) and Hostel Kucha (Zaima Šarca 24, Centar). A…
- Cashless Friendly Moderate. Larger shops/hotels accept cards; smaller cafes and markets are cash-only. Mixed. Shopping centres and larger restaurants take cards. Small cafes, souvenir shops and…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Mercur Casino (Alta Center); Coloseum Club (Skenderija). Coloseum Club is mapped at Skenderija. A Mercur Casino inside Alta was not confirmed in…
- City Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the Federation of BiH, and of Sarajevo…
- Community Centers DKUSA (American Corner Sarajevo - BBI Center). Američki kutak, a joint city-library and US Embassy corner at Radićeva 7 in Centar.
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules None/Limited. None. Bosnia and Herzegovina has no CFC rules.
- Cooking Classes Bosnian Cooking Lessons (usually via Airbnb Experiences in Old Town). none
- Corporate Tax 10% (One of the lowest rates in Europe). 10% corporate income tax in the Federation of BiH, where Sarajevo sits.
- Cultural Districts Baščaršija (Ottoman old town district). Baščaršija, the Ottoman market district east of the cathedral.
- Currency & Banking 1 KM (BAM) ≈ 0.51 EUR, 1 USD ≈ 1.80 KM. Fixed exchange rate to Euro (1.95583 KM). Convertible mark (BAM, also written KM), pegged at 1.95583 KM per euro. The Central Bank…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Vilsonovo Šetalište (Wilson’s Promenade) - pedestrian zone after 5 PM. Dariva, the path along the Miljacka upstream from Baščaršija, and the park walks at Vrelo…
- Dividend Withholding Tax Generally 0% to 10% depending on entity structure. 5% on dividends paid to non-residents from the Federation, unless a treaty reduces it…
- E-commerce/Online Store OLX.ba (Largest local marketplace for everything). Kirija.ba is the rental board checked for this file. Ad 5212 was a 38 m² flat in Alipašino…
- Gaming Lounges Friendly Fire Esports Arena (Centar). Friendly Fire gaming cafe, inside Importanne at Zmaja od Bosne 7.
- Grocery Delivery Konzum Klik or via the Korpa app. Korpa delivers supermarket goods as well as meals (Amko is among the partners). Konzum and…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Avalon Fitness (Unitic towers, approx. 80 KM/mo); Fitness Universe (Marijin Dvor). Avalon Fitness at Alta (Bulevar Franca Lehara 2): 89 KM a month with no contract, weekdays…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket Flat rate of 10% (very attractive for high earners). Flat 10% personal income tax in the Federation. There is no higher bracket.
- Highway Access A1 Motorway connecting toward Zenica and South toward Mostar. The A1 motorway on Corridor Vc includes the Sarajevo north-west bypass (Jošanica to…
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