Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 61.8% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES593.18
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.89
|
$1.70
BAM3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.31
|
$0.96
BAM1.75
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES701.29
|
$3.95
BAM7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES449.19
|
$4.65
BAM8.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
$2.33
BAM4.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.68
|
$3.26
BAM5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.01
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.13
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.46
|
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.02
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.66
|
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.78
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES623.08
|
$6.60
BAM12.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
$29.59
BAM53.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,640.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
$7.82
BAM14.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
$27.16
BAM49.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
$302.28
BAM550.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
$208.85
BAM380.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
$130.45
BAM237.39
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
$191.30
BAM348.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,180.78
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.16
|
$2.23
BAM4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES281.28
|
$1.62
BAM2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
$29.74
BAM54.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES790.90
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
$75.67
BAM137.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
$33.85
BAM61.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
$84.86
BAM154.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
$94.65
BAM172.24
|
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