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How much does a week in Sarajevo cost?

A Sarajevo city week: one central hotel, tram and bus rides, the airport bus, and the Duo ticket for the Trebević cable car and City Hall.

Scope, dates and party

These are dated ground-cost examples for two adults sharing one room, staying six nights over seven days, 10–16 November 2026. International flights, visas, insurance and shopping are excluded. They are planning examples, not live booking offers or year-round price ranges.

What is specific to this budget

  • Hotel lines are net rates. VAT at 17% and each property's listed per-adult-night visitor levy (in euros at Holiday and Swissôtel, in marks at President) replace the supplier's tax figure; they are never both added. The levies are what each property lists, not a certified 2026 legal rate.
  • The budget, mid-range and luxury tiers are led by the hotel: each tier is one named, date-matched hotel, and baskets A and B mainly change the food and activity mix; in some scopes (for example Rio) a basket also swaps transport, such as a private tour replacing bus trips. A higher hotel tier does not imply luxury dining or private transport.
  • What changes the bill most: the hotel you pick, the season and exact dates, and whether you keep to public transport. Party composition and room requirements can change pricing; these examples are for two adults in one room, so a different party needs repricing rather than linear multiplication.

Duo ticket and airport bus

The Duo offer includes a return Trebević cable car ride and City Hall entry, counted once; the operator lists it as valid from 15 May to 31 December 2026.

The airport publishes one bus fare while a booking site shows double that amount; the examples use the published fare, so the four airport journeys could cost more. City rides use the starting single fare, not an unlimited pass.

Dated cost examples

Six dated, itemised examples from 2026-11-10 to 2026-11-16: 6 nights and 7 days for two adults sharing one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed in September 2026, cover ground costs only, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.

Dated planning estimate for two adults sharing one room, 10–16 November 2026, seven days/six nights. Flights excluded. Actual prices, availability, taxes and transport timing may differ; see the assumptions.

Hotel lines are net rates. VAT at 17% and each property's listed visitor levy replace the supplier's tax figure; they are never both added. The airport bus fare basis is unclear (BAM 5 published, BAM 10 on a booking site).

Budget · Example A

Total for two adults

1,363.66 USD

97.40 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel Holiday — net room rate for 6 nights (before tax)

    1 × 633 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 633 USD ≈ 633.00 USD

    Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not fully shown. Not a checkout quote.

  • Hotel — VAT at 17% of the net room rate (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    1 × 107.61 USD (full-stay VAT allowance) = 107.61 USD ≈ 107.61 USD

    Replaces the supplier's unexplained tax total, assuming 17% of the net room rate. Not added on top.

  • Hotel — visitor levy as the property lists it (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    12 × 2 EUR (adult-night) = 24 EUR ≈ 27.25 USD

    The amount the property's policy currently lists (EUR 2 or BAM 3 per adult-night), not a certified 2026 legal rate.

  • Airport bus

    4 × 5 BAM (adult one-way journey) = 20 BAM ≈ 11.61 USD

    The airport lists BAM 5 while a booking site shows BAM 10; if BAM 10 applies, the four journeys add BAM 20.

  • City tram and bus rides (starting single fare)

    20 × 2.2 BAM (adult ride at advertised starting fare) = 44 BAM ≈ 25.55 USD

    Starting single-ride fare (BAM 2.20), not an all-zone unlimited pass.

  • Duo ticket: Trebević cable car return + City Hall

    2 × 35 BAM (nonresident adult combined ticket) = 70 BAM ≈ 40.64 USD

    Non-resident Duo offer (BAM 35): Trebević cable car return plus City Hall, counted once; operator offer valid 15 May–31 December 2026.

  • Breakfast allowance

    14 × 6 USD (adult meal) = 84 USD ≈ 84.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Lunch allowance

    14 × 9 USD (adult meal) = 126 USD ≈ 126.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Dinner allowance

    14 × 17 USD (adult meal) = 238 USD ≈ 238.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Coffee allowance

    14 × 5 USD (cup) = 70 USD ≈ 70.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Drinking water

    0 × 0 USD (refill owned bottle where potable) = 0 USD ≈ 0.00 USD

    Tap-water refills assumed, so no bottled water is bought; adjust for your own needs.

Hotel-led tier with the listed food and transport basket. A dated example, not an annual price range or a live quote; hotel board terms were not shown.

Budget · Example B

Total for two adults

1,741.66 USD

124.40 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel Holiday — net room rate for 6 nights (before tax)

    1 × 633 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 633 USD ≈ 633.00 USD

    Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not fully shown. Not a checkout quote.

  • Hotel — VAT at 17% of the net room rate (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    1 × 107.61 USD (full-stay VAT allowance) = 107.61 USD ≈ 107.61 USD

    Replaces the supplier's unexplained tax total, assuming 17% of the net room rate. Not added on top.

  • Hotel — visitor levy as the property lists it (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    12 × 2 EUR (adult-night) = 24 EUR ≈ 27.25 USD

    The amount the property's policy currently lists (EUR 2 or BAM 3 per adult-night), not a certified 2026 legal rate.

  • Airport bus

    4 × 5 BAM (adult one-way journey) = 20 BAM ≈ 11.61 USD

    The airport lists BAM 5 while a booking site shows BAM 10; if BAM 10 applies, the four journeys add BAM 20.

  • City tram and bus rides (starting single fare)

    20 × 2.2 BAM (adult ride at advertised starting fare) = 44 BAM ≈ 25.55 USD

    Starting single-ride fare (BAM 2.20), not an all-zone unlimited pass.

  • Duo ticket: Trebević cable car return + City Hall

    2 × 35 BAM (nonresident adult combined ticket) = 70 BAM ≈ 40.64 USD

    Non-resident Duo offer (BAM 35): Trebević cable car return plus City Hall, counted once; operator offer valid 15 May–31 December 2026.

  • Breakfast allowance

    14 × 12 USD (adult meal) = 168 USD ≈ 168.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Lunch allowance

    14 × 17 USD (adult meal) = 238 USD ≈ 238.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Dinner allowance

    14 × 30 USD (adult meal) = 420 USD ≈ 420.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Coffee allowance

    14 × 5 USD (cup) = 70 USD ≈ 70.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Drinking water

    0 × 0 USD (refill owned bottle where potable) = 0 USD ≈ 0.00 USD

    Tap-water refills assumed, so no bottled water is bought; adjust for your own needs.

Hotel-led tier with the listed food and transport basket. A dated example, not an annual price range or a live quote; hotel board terms were not shown.

Mid-range · Example A

Total for two adults

1,584.62 USD

113.19 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel President Sarajevo — net room rate for 6 nights (before tax)

    1 × 827.28 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 827.28 USD ≈ 827.28 USD

    Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not fully shown. Not a checkout quote.

  • Hotel — VAT at 17% of the net room rate (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    1 × 140.64 USD (full-stay VAT allowance) = 140.64 USD ≈ 140.64 USD

    Replaces the supplier's unexplained tax total, assuming 17% of the net room rate. Not added on top.

  • Hotel — visitor levy as the property lists it (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    12 × 3 BAM (adult-night) = 36 BAM ≈ 20.90 USD

    The amount the property's policy currently lists (EUR 2 or BAM 3 per adult-night), not a certified 2026 legal rate.

  • Airport bus

    4 × 5 BAM (adult one-way journey) = 20 BAM ≈ 11.61 USD

    The airport lists BAM 5 while a booking site shows BAM 10; if BAM 10 applies, the four journeys add BAM 20.

  • City tram and bus rides (starting single fare)

    20 × 2.2 BAM (adult ride at advertised starting fare) = 44 BAM ≈ 25.55 USD

    Starting single-ride fare (BAM 2.20), not an all-zone unlimited pass.

  • Duo ticket: Trebević cable car return + City Hall

    2 × 35 BAM (nonresident adult combined ticket) = 70 BAM ≈ 40.64 USD

    Non-resident Duo offer (BAM 35): Trebević cable car return plus City Hall, counted once; operator offer valid 15 May–31 December 2026.

  • Breakfast allowance

    14 × 6 USD (adult meal) = 84 USD ≈ 84.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Lunch allowance

    14 × 9 USD (adult meal) = 126 USD ≈ 126.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Dinner allowance

    14 × 17 USD (adult meal) = 238 USD ≈ 238.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Coffee allowance

    14 × 5 USD (cup) = 70 USD ≈ 70.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Drinking water

    0 × 0 USD (refill owned bottle where potable) = 0 USD ≈ 0.00 USD

    Tap-water refills assumed, so no bottled water is bought; adjust for your own needs.

Hotel-led tier with the listed food and transport basket. A dated example, not an annual price range or a live quote; hotel board terms were not shown.

Mid-range · Example B

Total for two adults

1,962.62 USD

140.19 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel President Sarajevo — net room rate for 6 nights (before tax)

    1 × 827.28 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 827.28 USD ≈ 827.28 USD

    Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not fully shown. Not a checkout quote.

  • Hotel — VAT at 17% of the net room rate (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    1 × 140.64 USD (full-stay VAT allowance) = 140.64 USD ≈ 140.64 USD

    Replaces the supplier's unexplained tax total, assuming 17% of the net room rate. Not added on top.

  • Hotel — visitor levy as the property lists it (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    12 × 3 BAM (adult-night) = 36 BAM ≈ 20.90 USD

    The amount the property's policy currently lists (EUR 2 or BAM 3 per adult-night), not a certified 2026 legal rate.

  • Airport bus

    4 × 5 BAM (adult one-way journey) = 20 BAM ≈ 11.61 USD

    The airport lists BAM 5 while a booking site shows BAM 10; if BAM 10 applies, the four journeys add BAM 20.

  • City tram and bus rides (starting single fare)

    20 × 2.2 BAM (adult ride at advertised starting fare) = 44 BAM ≈ 25.55 USD

    Starting single-ride fare (BAM 2.20), not an all-zone unlimited pass.

  • Duo ticket: Trebević cable car return + City Hall

    2 × 35 BAM (nonresident adult combined ticket) = 70 BAM ≈ 40.64 USD

    Non-resident Duo offer (BAM 35): Trebević cable car return plus City Hall, counted once; operator offer valid 15 May–31 December 2026.

  • Breakfast allowance

    14 × 12 USD (adult meal) = 168 USD ≈ 168.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Lunch allowance

    14 × 17 USD (adult meal) = 238 USD ≈ 238.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Dinner allowance

    14 × 30 USD (adult meal) = 420 USD ≈ 420.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Coffee allowance

    14 × 5 USD (cup) = 70 USD ≈ 70.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Drinking water

    0 × 0 USD (refill owned bottle where potable) = 0 USD ≈ 0.00 USD

    Tap-water refills assumed, so no bottled water is bought; adjust for your own needs.

Hotel-led tier with the listed food and transport basket. A dated example, not an annual price range or a live quote; hotel board terms were not shown.

Premium · Example A

Total for two adults

2,338.18 USD

167.01 USD per person per ground day

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  • Swissotel Sarajevo — net room rate for 6 nights (before tax)

    1 × 1,465.92 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 1,465.92 USD ≈ 1,465.92 USD

    Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not fully shown. Not a checkout quote.

  • Hotel — VAT at 17% of the net room rate (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    1 × 249.21 USD (full-stay VAT allowance) = 249.21 USD ≈ 249.21 USD

    Replaces the supplier's unexplained tax total, assuming 17% of the net room rate. Not added on top.

  • Hotel — visitor levy as the property lists it (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    12 × 2 EUR (adult-night) = 24 EUR ≈ 27.25 USD

    The amount the property's policy currently lists (EUR 2 or BAM 3 per adult-night), not a certified 2026 legal rate.

  • Airport bus

    4 × 5 BAM (adult one-way journey) = 20 BAM ≈ 11.61 USD

    The airport lists BAM 5 while a booking site shows BAM 10; if BAM 10 applies, the four journeys add BAM 20.

  • City tram and bus rides (starting single fare)

    20 × 2.2 BAM (adult ride at advertised starting fare) = 44 BAM ≈ 25.55 USD

    Starting single-ride fare (BAM 2.20), not an all-zone unlimited pass.

  • Duo ticket: Trebević cable car return + City Hall

    2 × 35 BAM (nonresident adult combined ticket) = 70 BAM ≈ 40.64 USD

    Non-resident Duo offer (BAM 35): Trebević cable car return plus City Hall, counted once; operator offer valid 15 May–31 December 2026.

  • Breakfast allowance

    14 × 6 USD (adult meal) = 84 USD ≈ 84.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Lunch allowance

    14 × 9 USD (adult meal) = 126 USD ≈ 126.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Dinner allowance

    14 × 17 USD (adult meal) = 238 USD ≈ 238.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Coffee allowance

    14 × 5 USD (cup) = 70 USD ≈ 70.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Drinking water

    0 × 0 USD (refill owned bottle where potable) = 0 USD ≈ 0.00 USD

    Tap-water refills assumed, so no bottled water is bought; adjust for your own needs.

Hotel-led tier with the listed food and transport basket. A dated example, not an annual price range or a live quote; hotel board terms were not shown.

Premium · Example B

Total for two adults

2,716.18 USD

194.01 USD per person per ground day

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  • Swissotel Sarajevo — net room rate for 6 nights (before tax)

    1 × 1,465.92 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 1,465.92 USD ≈ 1,465.92 USD

    Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not fully shown. Not a checkout quote.

  • Hotel — VAT at 17% of the net room rate (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    1 × 249.21 USD (full-stay VAT allowance) = 249.21 USD ≈ 249.21 USD

    Replaces the supplier's unexplained tax total, assuming 17% of the net room rate. Not added on top.

  • Hotel — visitor levy as the property lists it (replaces the supplier tax figure)

    12 × 2 EUR (adult-night) = 24 EUR ≈ 27.25 USD

    The amount the property's policy currently lists (EUR 2 or BAM 3 per adult-night), not a certified 2026 legal rate.

  • Airport bus

    4 × 5 BAM (adult one-way journey) = 20 BAM ≈ 11.61 USD

    The airport lists BAM 5 while a booking site shows BAM 10; if BAM 10 applies, the four journeys add BAM 20.

  • City tram and bus rides (starting single fare)

    20 × 2.2 BAM (adult ride at advertised starting fare) = 44 BAM ≈ 25.55 USD

    Starting single-ride fare (BAM 2.20), not an all-zone unlimited pass.

  • Duo ticket: Trebević cable car return + City Hall

    2 × 35 BAM (nonresident adult combined ticket) = 70 BAM ≈ 40.64 USD

    Non-resident Duo offer (BAM 35): Trebević cable car return plus City Hall, counted once; operator offer valid 15 May–31 December 2026.

  • Breakfast allowance

    14 × 12 USD (adult meal) = 168 USD ≈ 168.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Lunch allowance

    14 × 17 USD (adult meal) = 238 USD ≈ 238.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Dinner allowance

    14 × 30 USD (adult meal) = 420 USD ≈ 420.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Coffee allowance

    14 × 5 USD (cup) = 70 USD ≈ 70.00 USD

    Food bought independently; no hotel meal plan is assumed.

  • Drinking water

    0 × 0 USD (refill owned bottle where potable) = 0 USD ≈ 0.00 USD

    Tap-water refills assumed, so no bottled water is bought; adjust for your own needs.

Hotel-led tier with the listed food and transport basket. A dated example, not an annual price range or a live quote; hotel board terms were not shown.

Not included: Travel outside the selected scope, International flights, Automatic contingency buffer (none applied), Visa, optional personal travel insurance and shopping

Reference exchange rates dated 2026-09-29: 1 EUR = 1.1355 USD · 1 USD = 1.72244 BAM. Your card rate at payment may differ.

Rate source as recorded in the research: ECB reference 29 September 2026: EUR 1=USD 1.1355. Dated USD hotel/food observations remain USD; not converted again. Bank/card spreads excluded. BAM pegged at 1.95583 per EUR, CBBH; convert using dated ECB EUR/USD.

Practical notes

The model uses the airport’s published BAM 5 one-way bus fare, plus twenty urban rides budgeted at the GRAS advertised starting fare of BAM 2.20. The airport booking channel also displayed BAM 10 without a clear one-way/return basis: allow BAM 20 more for the two-adult return journey if that is the applicable one-way fare. Buy and validate the correct city ticket. The BAM 35 nonresident Duo ticket combines return cable car and City Hall; neither admission is added again. Hotel taxes are replaced with explicit allowances because supplier fields disagree:17% of net room cost, plus EUR 2 per adult-night for Holiday and Swissôtel, or BAM 3 for President. These property-policy planning allowances are not a certified 2026 tax assessment.

Limits of these examples

Covers Sarajevo city only. Visitor levies are the amounts each property lists, not a certified national rate. The airport bus fare is uncertain (BAM 5 published, BAM 10 on a booking site). Hotel prices are dated search observations for 10–16 November 2026, not checkout quotes: room, bedding, meal and cancellation terms were not fully shown, and the sampled hotel is not necessarily the cheapest available. Food is a planning allowance, not a menu. Flights, visas, optional personal travel insurance and shopping are excluded. Exchange rates are dated references; recheck prices before booking.

Cost sources (11)

Compiled and totalled by My Travel Choices (MTC) from the dated sources credited with each example. Research estimates, not bookable offers. How we build these examples · Cite this guide

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