Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 5.5% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
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