Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 35.1% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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