Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 27.4% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Sarajevo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$5.52
BAM9.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
$6.62
BAM11.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.97
|
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.71
|
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$4.15
BAM7.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.87
|
$4.90
BAM8.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.66
BAM4.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$3.09
BAM5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.44
BAM0.79
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$5.63
BAM10.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.93
|
$29.26
BAM52.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,280.46
|
$24,843.53
BAM44,751.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.08
|
$8.01
BAM14.42
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.57
|
$28.06
BAM50.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€766.22
|
$341.28
BAM614.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€550.31
|
$246.13
BAM443.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€148.25
|
$135.03
BAM243.24
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€488.21
|
$200.40
BAM361.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,450.37
|
$3,054.83
BAM5,502.78
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.49
|
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.85
|
$3.37
BAM6.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.45
|
$30.58
BAM55.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.98
|
$5.52
BAM9.94
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Sarajevo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.13
|
$84.19
BAM151.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.05
|
$29.22
BAM52.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.96
|
$84.57
BAM152.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.90
|
$94.72
BAM170.62
|
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