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Sarajevo vs. Mumbai Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 59.2% more expensive than Mumbai.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 9.0% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 68.9% more in Sarajevo

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

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Sarajevo vs. Mumbai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Mumbai	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$8.58 BAM14.93	+66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₹392.58	$8.58 BAM14.93	+107.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₹35.91	$2.20 BAM3.82	+480.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.88	$1.45 BAM2.52	+890.1%
Average			+143.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Mumbai	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.68	$1.19 BAM2.08	+132.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 ₹259.73	$5.15 BAM8.96	+88.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.71 ₹257.63	$4.50 BAM7.83	+65.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.97 ₹92.50	$3.04 BAM5.29	+212.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 ₹156.90	$3.43 BAM5.97	+107.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 ₹93.37	$0.66 BAM1.15	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.72	$0.75 BAM1.31	+133.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 ₹52.91	$0.70 BAM1.21	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.53	$0.92 BAM1.60	+324.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.10	$0.44 BAM0.76	+173.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.21	$0.51 BAM0.89	+200.7%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Mumbai	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 ₹399.95	$6.41 BAM11.15	+52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.43 ₹515.27	$34.33 BAM59.73	+532.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,890.72 ₹2M	$29,737.21 BAM51,736.89	+87.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.80 ₹265.48	$10.58 BAM18.42	+278.6%
Average			+153.2%

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Mumbai	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 ₹849.79	$27.86 BAM48.47	+211.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.75 ₹57,521.94	$454.54 BAM790.80	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.34 ₹33,173.26	$310.33 BAM539.92	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.42 ₹4,408.35	$167.00 BAM290.54	+259.7%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Mumbai	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.57 ₹10,974.94	$206.61 BAM359.46	+78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,976.16 ₹473K	$3,870.15 BAM6,733.30	-22.2%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mumbai	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$2.86 BAM4.98	+10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 ₹252.78	$2.29 BAM3.99	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$3.95 BAM6.87	-20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 ₹2,484.31	$40.01 BAM69.61	+52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 ₹417.12	$6.87 BAM11.95	+56.3%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 68.9% more for clothing

	Mumbai	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.06 ₹3,424.72	$87.64 BAM152.48	+143.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.40 ₹3,741.03	$37.97 BAM66.06	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.04 ₹5,226.26	$90.59 BAM157.61	+64.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.46 ₹4,506.96	$100.13 BAM174.20	+111.0%
Average			+68.9%

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