Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 61.4% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 82.4% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 65.7% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kingston or Sarajevo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.