Cost of living comparison
Prague is 82.8% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Prague instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.94
|
$9.61
CZK218.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.93
|
$8.74
CZK198.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$1.67
CZK38.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$1.51
CZK34.28
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$1.55
CZK35.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.48
|
$6.25
CZK142.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.83
|
$3.95
CZK89.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.79
|
$2.61
CZK59.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.57
|
$4.08
CZK92.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.77
CZK17.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.74
CZK16.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.95
CZK21.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$1.43
CZK32.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.58
CZK13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.79
|
$0.60
CZK13.55
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.14
|
$6.44
CZK146.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.71
|
$24.03
CZK546.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,751.52
|
$26,867.69
CZK611,347.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.42
|
$12.49
CZK284.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.55
|
$21.58
CZK491.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM614.77
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,369.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM443.37
|
$788.65
CZK17,944.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.24
|
$233.34
CZK5,309.46
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.00
|
$723.05
CZK16,452.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,502.78
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,811.64
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$2.60
CZK59.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$3.13
CZK71.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.07
|
$6.55
CZK149.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.08
|
$61.39
CZK1,396.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.94
|
$10.92
CZK248.52
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.66
|
$83.11
CZK1,891.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.64
|
$39.28
CZK893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.34
|
$98.13
CZK2,232.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.62
|
$115.55
CZK2,629.13
|
|
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