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Lesotho

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 95.0% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 32.6% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Sarajevo

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

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Sarajevo vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$8.58 BAM14.93	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$8.58 BAM14.93	+2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$2.20 BAM3.82	+105.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$1.45 BAM2.52	+72.0%
Average			+11.8%

Maseru vs. Sarajevo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Maseru	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$1.19 BAM2.08	+44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$5.15 BAM8.96	+55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$4.50 BAM7.83	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$3.04 BAM5.29	+97.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$3.43 BAM5.97	+22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.66 BAM1.15	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.75 BAM1.31	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.70 BAM1.21	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.92 BAM1.60	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.44 BAM0.76	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.51 BAM0.89	-29.6%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

	Maseru	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$6.41 BAM11.15	+28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$34.33 BAM59.73	+14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$29,737.21 BAM51,736.89	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$10.58 BAM18.42	+76.2%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Maseru	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$27.86 BAM48.47	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$454.54 BAM790.80	+388.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$310.33 BAM539.92	+458.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$167.00 BAM290.54
Average			+364.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$206.61 BAM359.46	+296.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$3,870.15 BAM6,733.30	+227.5%
Average			+260.5%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.86 BAM4.98	+58.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$2.29 BAM3.99	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$3.95 BAM6.87	-22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$40.01 BAM69.61	+73.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.87 BAM11.95
Average			+36.2%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Maseru	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$87.64 BAM152.48	+90.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$37.97 BAM66.06	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$90.59 BAM157.61	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$100.13 BAM174.20	-33.3%
Average			-6.8%

Maseru vs. Sarajevo - Cost of clothing

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