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Praia vs. Sarajevo Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 9.8% more expensive than Sarajevo.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 84.8% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Praia
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Praia

The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Praia are more expensive than in Sarajevo. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. Sarajevo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Sarajevo, you would:

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Sarajevo	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 BAM15.19	$5.29 CVE502.50	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 BAM14.17	$6.93 CVE658.38	-17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 BAM3.74	$3.26 CVE310.29	+47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BAM2.53	$1.33 CVE126.87	-11.1%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 84.8% more for groceries

	Sarajevo	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 BAM2.13	$2.19 CVE207.77	+72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 BAM8.98	$13.59 CVE1,292.06	+155.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 BAM8.90	$5.38 CVE511.23	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 BAM5.07	$2.37 CVE225.37	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.89 BAM6.56	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 BAM1.20	$2.41 CVE229.41	+239.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 BAM1.45	$1.45 CVE137.83	+68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BAM1.51	$1.76 CVE166.93	+96.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 BAM1.74	$2.80 CVE266.47	+172.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BAM0.88	$0.68 CVE64.32	+29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.72 CVE68.92	+33.5%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Sarajevo	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.80 BAM9.79	$6.26 CVE594.72	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.82 BAM53.66	$29.37 CVE2,791.68	-7.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	+3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.71 BAM14.68	$13.16 CVE1,251.00	+51.2%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Sarajevo	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.76 BAM53.55	$54.34 CVE5,165.74	+71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.77 BAM782.04	$479.44 CVE45,580.03	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.65 BAM540.69	$266.36 CVE25,322.24	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.51 BAM262.23	$145.64 CVE13,845.31	-6.3%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	Sarajevo	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$242.40 BAM408.74	$147.65 CVE14,037.25	-39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	$3,238.92 CVE307,918.40	-5.8%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarajevo	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 BAM5.06	$2.72 CVE258.29	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 BAM3.64	$1.63 CVE155.11	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.90 BAM6.58	$4.79 CVE455.80	+22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.31 BAM62.91	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.20 BAM12.15	$5.86 CVE557.09	-18.7%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Sarajevo	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.06 BAM156.92	$88.10 CVE8,375.05	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.73 BAM70.36	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.87 BAM171.78	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.06 BAM177.16	$127.85 CVE12,154.67	+21.7%
Average			-5.8%

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