Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 45.6% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sarajevo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$1.70
BAM3.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$0.96
BAM1.76
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.50
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.50
|
$3.95
BAM7.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.84
|
$4.65
BAM8.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
|
$2.33
BAM4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
|
$3.26
BAM5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.70
BAM1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.67
BAM1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
|
$6.60
BAM12.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.59
BAM54.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,762.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.82
BAM14.27
|
|
pay 70.9% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.67
|
$27.16
BAM49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$302.28
BAM551.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,416.67
|
$208.85
BAM381.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$130.45
BAM238.10
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$191.30
BAM349.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,199.32
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.23
BAM4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.62
BAM2.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$29.74
BAM54.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$75.67
BAM138.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$33.85
BAM61.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.00
|
$84.86
BAM154.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$94.65
BAM172.75
|
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