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Sarajevo vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 79.8% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 96.8% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 16.7% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Sarajevo

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

Sarajevo vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.48 ZMW170.94	$9.01 BAM15.19	+20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW87.36	$8.41 BAM14.17	+119.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZMW14.15	$2.22 BAM3.74	+258.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 ZMW7.73	$1.50 BAM2.53	+343.8%
Average			+185.6%

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Lusaka	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 ZMW17.54	$1.26 BAM2.13	+64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 ZMW86.00	$5.33 BAM8.98	+41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZMW114.04	$5.28 BAM8.90	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW40.40	$3.01 BAM5.07	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 ZMW40.78	$3.89 BAM6.56	+118.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW27.91	$0.71 BAM1.20	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZMW16.65	$0.86 BAM1.45	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW27.95	$0.90 BAM1.51	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZMW11.42	$1.03 BAM1.74	+106.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ZMW20.25	$0.52 BAM0.88	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW15.30	$0.54 BAM0.92	-18.9%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZMW104.62	$5.80 BAM9.79	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.52 ZMW880.51	$31.82 BAM53.66	-17.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW182,982.35	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	+267.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.00 ZMW274.33	$8.71 BAM14.68	-27.5%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 96.8% more for housing

	Lusaka	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$118.37 ZMW2,705.91	$31.76 BAM53.55	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$226.58 ZMW5,179.57	$463.77 BAM782.04	+104.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.07 ZMW2,813.44	$320.65 BAM540.69	+160.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.70 ZMW1,204.80	$155.51 BAM262.23	+195.1%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 16.7% less for childcare

	Lusaka	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,041.38	$242.40 BAM408.74	+37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,677.88 ZMW266,954.64	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	-70.6%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 ZMW22.32	$3.00 BAM5.06	+207.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZMW46.80	$2.16 BAM3.64	+5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 ZMW84.00	$3.90 BAM6.58	+6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.47 ZMW1,153.70	$37.31 BAM62.91	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.18 ZMW95.66	$7.20 BAM12.15	+72.2%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Lusaka	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.93 ZMW432.67	$93.06 BAM156.92	+391.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.99 ZMW388.39	$41.73 BAM70.36	+145.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.33 ZMW1,927.74	$101.87 BAM171.78	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.12 ZMW1,671.60	$105.06 BAM177.16	+43.7%
Average			+150.4%

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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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