Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.2 times more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in George Town instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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