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Sarajevo vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 35.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 69.1% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 37.3% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% less in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 51.7% more in Sarajevo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Sarajevo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$9.01 BAM15.19	-21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$8.41 BAM14.17	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$2.22 BAM3.74	+293.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$1.50 BAM2.53	+358.9%
Average			+155.0%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$1.26 BAM2.13	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$5.33 BAM8.98	+98.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$5.28 BAM8.90	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$3.01 BAM5.07	+54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$3.89 BAM6.56	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$0.71 BAM1.20	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.86 BAM1.45	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.90 BAM1.51	+16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.03 BAM1.74	+32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.52 BAM0.88	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.54 BAM0.92	-20.0%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 69.1% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$5.80 BAM9.79	+329.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$31.82 BAM53.66	-27.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	+38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$8.71 BAM14.68	-63.3%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$31.76 BAM53.55	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$463.77 BAM782.04	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$320.65 BAM540.69	-54.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$155.51 BAM262.23	+194.2%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 37.3% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$242.40 BAM408.74	-20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	-53.8%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$3.00 BAM5.06	-8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$2.16 BAM3.64	-62.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$3.90 BAM6.58	+32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$37.31 BAM62.91	-65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$7.20 BAM12.15	-37.1%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 51.7% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$93.06 BAM156.92	+134.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$41.73 BAM70.36	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$101.87 BAM171.78	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$105.06 BAM177.16	+44.6%
Average			+51.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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