No. 23 Cheapest City for Expensive Living: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Monthly rent, unfurnished 2-br luxury apartment: $907
Lunch for one at a nice restaurant: $33.14
One liter of gas, unleaded 95 octane: $1.57
Beer, local brand: $0.87
Cup of coffee, including service: $1.60

The capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina continues to undergo reconstruction and development following years of war in the region. Despite Sarajevo's trading, manufacturing, construction, transportation, tourism, and finance industries, the unemployment rate remains high, according to the city. Beverages, tobacco products, chemicals, electronics, metal-processing, wood, and textiles are among the city's major industries.