Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.0 times more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 64.7% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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