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Sarajevo vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 11.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 73.8% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 21.4% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 24.4% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Sarajevo

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

Sarajevo vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 73.8% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP502.88	$9.01 BAM15.19	+11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP452.59	$8.41 BAM14.17	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.76	$2.22 BAM3.74	+128.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP39.22	$1.50 BAM2.53	+139.0%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP93.46	$1.26 BAM2.13	-15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP228.35	$5.33 BAM8.98	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP312.19	$5.28 BAM8.90	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP149.43	$3.01 BAM5.07	+25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP154.41	$3.89 BAM6.56	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP89.07	$0.71 BAM1.20	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.02	$0.86 BAM1.45	+123.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP79.13	$0.90 BAM1.51	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.56	$1.03 BAM1.74	+24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP63.13	$0.52 BAM0.88	-48.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP62.82	$0.54 BAM0.92	-46.0%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP293.26	$5.80 BAM9.79	+23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	$31.82 BAM53.66	-10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	$8.71 BAM14.68	-57.8%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 21.4% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	$31.76 BAM53.55	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	$463.77 BAM782.04	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	$320.65 BAM540.69	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	$155.51 BAM262.23	+127.2%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 24.4% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	$242.40 BAM408.74	+7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	-56.3%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP150.86	$3.00 BAM5.06	+24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP147.29	$2.16 BAM3.64	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP352.02	$3.90 BAM6.58	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	$37.31 BAM62.91	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP452.59	$7.20 BAM12.15	-0.6%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	$93.06 BAM156.92	+59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	$41.73 BAM70.36	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	$101.87 BAM171.78	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	$105.06 BAM177.16	-13.0%
Average			+12.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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