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Sarajevo vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 85.9% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 91.4% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 42.5% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.8% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 55.0% more in Sarajevo

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$9.01 BAM15.19	+12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$8.41 BAM14.17	+40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$2.22 BAM3.74	+62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$1.50 BAM2.53	+82.7%
Average			+49.4%

Damascus vs. Sarajevo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.4% more for groceries

	Damascus	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$1.26 BAM2.13	+154.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$5.33 BAM8.98	+231.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$5.28 BAM8.90	+40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$3.01 BAM5.07	+57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$3.89 BAM6.56	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$0.71 BAM1.20	+57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.86 BAM1.45	+13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.90 BAM1.51	+82.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$1.03 BAM1.74	+202.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.52 BAM0.88	+63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.54 BAM0.92	+81.5%
Average			+91.4%

Damascus vs. Sarajevo - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Damascus	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$5.80 BAM9.79	-62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$31.82 BAM53.66	+87.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	+96.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$8.71 BAM14.68	+24.4%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 42.5% more for housing

	Damascus	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$31.76 BAM53.55	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$463.77 BAM782.04	+90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$320.65 BAM540.69	+81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$155.51 BAM262.23	+40.2%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$242.40 BAM408.74	+393.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	+101.6%
Average			+247.3%

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pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$3.00 BAM5.06	+87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$2.16 BAM3.64	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.90 BAM6.58	+30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$37.31 BAM62.91	+129.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$7.20 BAM12.15	+140.1%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 55.0% more for clothing

	Damascus	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$93.06 BAM156.92	+110.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$41.73 BAM70.36	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$101.87 BAM171.78	+77.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$105.06 BAM177.16	+31.3%
Average			+55.0%

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