Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 75.9% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
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