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Ohrid vs Sarajevo

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Sarajevo edges it, 58 to 57, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Ohrid is stronger on nothing outright; Sarajevo on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.0 of 57 points (scores 45/100)Safety: 8.3 of 57 points (scores 75/100)Healthcare: 7.1 of 57 points (scores 64/100)Internet: 7.2 of 57 points (scores 65/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 57 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 4.6 of 57 points (scores 41/100)Climate: 3.7 of 57 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 8.4 of 57 points (scores 76/100)Quality of life: 7.5 of 57 points (scores 68/100)57
Ohrid
out of 100

Lake town with Byzantine churches and summer swims

Full Ohrid profile →Where to stay in Ohrid →
Cost of living: 6.0 of 58 points (scores 54/100)Safety: 7.5 of 58 points (scores 67/100)Healthcare: 7.1 of 58 points (scores 64/100)Internet: 7.6 of 58 points (scores 68/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 58 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 6.8 of 58 points (scores 61/100)Climate: 2.8 of 58 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 8.3 of 58 points (scores 75/100)Quality of life: 7.1 of 58 points (scores 64/100)58
Sarajevo
out of 100

Layered history, coffee and low costs

Full Sarajevo profile →Where to stay in Sarajevo →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricOhridSarajevo
Cost of living4554 ✓
Safety75 ✓67
Healthcare64 ✓64
Internet6568 ✓
Visa ease4646
Getting there & around4161 ✓
Climate33 ✓25
Air quality76 ✓75
Quality of life68 ✓64

Cost

MetricOhridSarajevo
Monthly cost, one person$1,486$1,178 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricOhridSarajevo
Homicides per 100k1.260.98 ✓
Political stability (0–100)72.2 ✓59.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)69 ✓64
Life expectancy73 yrs74.8 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricOhridSarajevo
Download30.7 Mbps38.6 Mbps ✓
Upload9.8 Mbps ✓9.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricOhridSarajevo
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricOhridSarajevo
Non-stop airport destinations1438 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)13 ✓

Climate and air

MetricOhridSarajevo
Comfortable months per year4 ✓3
Annual mean PM2.515.8 µg/m³ ✓16.3 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Ohrid or Sarajevo?
Sarajevo is cheaper: about $1,178 per month versus $1,486 for one person.
Is Ohrid or Sarajevo safer?
Ohrid scores higher on safety (75 vs 67), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Ohrid or Sarajevo?
Sarajevo: a measured median of 38.6 Mbps versus 30.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.