Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 61.1% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,013
|
$5.52
BAM10.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,534
|
$6.62
BAM12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,655
|
$1.67
BAM3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,023
|
$0.95
BAM1.73
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
$0.99
BAM1.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,723
|
$4.15
BAM7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,867
|
$4.90
BAM8.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
$2.66
BAM4.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,724
|
$3.09
BAM5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,683
|
$0.51
BAM0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,831
|
$0.79
BAM1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,405
|
$0.68
BAM1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,056
|
$0.80
BAM1.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,308
|
$0.40
BAM0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,746
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,485
|
$5.63
BAM10.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,051
|
$29.26
BAM53.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,550
|
$24,843.53
BAM45,359.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,035
|
$8.01
BAM14.62
|
|
pay 91.3% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
$28.06
BAM51.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,645,697
|
$341.28
BAM623.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,177,788
|
$246.13
BAM449.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,882
|
$135.03
BAM246.54
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,126,559
|
$200.40
BAM365.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,903,603
|
$3,054.83
BAM5,577.57
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,006
|
$2.21
BAM4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,612
|
$1.74
BAM3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
$3.37
BAM6.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,706
|
$30.58
BAM55.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,031
|
$5.52
BAM10.08
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
$84.19
BAM153.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
$29.22
BAM53.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,534
|
$84.57
BAM154.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
$94.72
BAM172.93
|
|
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