Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 20.7% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Sarajevo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
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