Cost of living comparison

Morocco

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 30.2% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 31.3% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 30.0% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Sarajevo

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

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Sarajevo vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Rabat	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 MAD39.02	$8.58 BAM14.93	+114.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 MAD68.29	$8.58 BAM14.93	+22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MAD5.28	$2.20 BAM3.82	+304.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$1.45 BAM2.52	+323.2%
Average			+100.7%

Rabat vs. Sarajevo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Rabat	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 MAD6.06	$1.19 BAM2.08	+91.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 MAD53.77	$5.15 BAM8.96	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 MAD31.21	$4.50 BAM7.83	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MAD18.32	$3.04 BAM5.29	+61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 MAD29.12	$3.43 BAM5.97	+14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 MAD6.88	$0.66 BAM1.15	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MAD6.11	$0.75 BAM1.31	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.70	$0.70 BAM1.21	+82.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.74	$0.92 BAM1.60	+138.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.44 BAM0.76	+40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.30	$0.51 BAM0.89	+51.5%
Average			+42.3%

Rabat vs. Sarajevo - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Rabat	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 MAD54.88	$6.41 BAM11.15	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD243.90	$34.33 BAM59.73	+36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$29,737.21 BAM51,736.89	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 MAD65.36	$10.58 BAM18.42	+57.6%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 31.3% more for housing

	Rabat	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.05 MAD321.54	$27.86 BAM48.47	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	$454.54 BAM790.80	-10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	$310.33 BAM539.92	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.18	$167.00 BAM290.54	+473.8%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 30.0% less for childcare

	Rabat	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	$206.61 BAM359.46	+16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	$3,870.15 BAM6,733.30	-58.0%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.01 MAD48.78	$2.86 BAM4.98	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 MAD18.45	$2.29 BAM3.99	+21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 MAD39.57	$3.95 BAM6.87	-2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.94 MAD271.85	$40.01 BAM69.61	+43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 MAD58.53	$6.87 BAM11.95	+14.1%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Rabat	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.95 MAD456.79	$87.64 BAM152.48	+86.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.52 MAD384.49	$37.97 BAM66.06	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.77 MAD883.17	$90.59 BAM157.61	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.58 MAD628.38	$100.13 BAM174.20	+55.0%
Average			+29.1%

Rabat vs. Sarajevo - Cost of clothing

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