Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 18.8% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
KM10.42
|
$4.28
E£80.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
KM8.34
|
$4.81
E£90.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KM2.97
|
$0.33
E£6.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
KM1.45
|
$0.20
E£3.80
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
KM1.19
|
$0.68
E£12.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
KM6.22
|
$1.75
E£32.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.08
KM5.91
|
$3.72
E£70.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
KM3.66
|
$1.36
E£25.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
KM5.27
|
$2.25
E£42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
KM0.92
|
$0.69
E£13.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
KM1.10
|
$0.33
E£6.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KM1.21
|
$0.21
E£4.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KM1.26
|
$0.30
E£5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KM0.63
|
$0.19
E£3.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KM0.71
|
$0.17
E£3.17
|
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pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
KM9.96
|
$1.86
E£35.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.79
KM55.25
|
$16.04
E£302.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,726.06
KM41,694.65
|
$24,588.50
E£464,248.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
KM12.09
|
$2.03
E£38.35
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.42
KM44.94
|
$17.59
E£332.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.42
KM547.75
|
$226.11
E£4,269.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.96
KM370.32
|
$138.11
E£2,607.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.82
KM216.51
|
$27.64
E£521.90
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.15
KM339.98
|
$160.20
E£3,024.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,394.74
KM6,514.87
|
$3,834.57
E£72,399.34
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
KM3.65
|
$1.87
E£35.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
KM2.87
|
$2.18
E£41.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
KM6.25
|
$2.57
E£48.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.17
KM50.22
|
$29.70
E£560.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
KM9.38
|
$5.35
E£100.92
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.73
KM120.39
|
$49.62
E£936.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.90
KM63.13
|
$39.95
E£754.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.90
KM151.42
|
$105.88
E£1,999.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.06
KM163.24
|
$61.85
E£1,167.83
|
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