Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.4 times more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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