Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 62.8% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 73.7% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.09
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.74
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.58
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.16
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.42
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.23
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.91
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.71
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM11.97
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM53.64
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,485.69
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.17
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.23
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM547.99
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM378.62
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM236.48
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM346.79
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,157.20
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.05
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.93
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM53.92
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM137.18
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.37
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM153.85
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM171.58
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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