Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 11.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$1.70
BAM3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.96
BAM1.74
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Lima
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$0.87
BAM1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$3.95
BAM7.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$4.65
BAM8.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$2.33
BAM4.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$3.26
BAM5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.39
BAM0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Lima
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$6.60
BAM11.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$29.59
BAM53.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,485.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$7.82
BAM14.17
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Lima
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$27.16
BAM49.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$302.28
BAM547.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$208.85
BAM378.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$130.45
BAM236.48
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
Lima
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$191.30
BAM346.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,157.20
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$2.23
BAM4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$1.62
BAM2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$29.74
BAM53.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
Lima
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$75.67
BAM137.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$33.85
BAM61.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$84.86
BAM153.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$94.65
BAM171.58
|
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