Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 18.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 46.3% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.70
BAM3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.96
BAM1.74
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.87
BAM1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$3.95
BAM7.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$4.65
BAM8.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.33
BAM4.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$3.26
BAM5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.39
BAM0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$6.60
BAM11.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$29.59
BAM53.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,485.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$7.82
BAM14.17
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
$27.16
BAM49.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
$302.28
BAM547.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
$208.85
BAM378.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
$130.45
BAM236.48
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
$191.30
BAM346.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,157.20
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.23
BAM4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.62
BAM2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$29.74
BAM53.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
$75.67
BAM137.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
$33.85
BAM61.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
$84.86
BAM153.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.91
|
$94.65
BAM171.58
|
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