Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 83.6% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
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