Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 43.4% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.10
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.75
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.19
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.46
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.25
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.94
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM12.02
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM53.85
|
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,640.72
|
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.22
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.42
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM550.09
|
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM380.07
|
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM237.39
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM348.12
|
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,180.78
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.06
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.94
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM54.13
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM137.71
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.61
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM154.43
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM172.24
|
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
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