Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Estonia

Tallinn vs. Sarajevo Cost of Living Summary

Tallinn is 47.0% more expensive than Sarajevo.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Tallinn
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Tallinn
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Tallinn
Housing: pay 73.9% more in Tallinn
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Tallinn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.2% more in Tallinn
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Tallinn

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Tallinn are more expensive than in Sarajevo. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tallinn.

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Tallinn vs. Sarajevo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Sarajevo	Tallinn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 BAM14.93	$16.80 €14.95	+95.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.58 BAM14.93	$11.76 €10.46	+37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 BAM3.82	$2.20 €1.96	+0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 BAM2.52	$2.25 €2.00	+55.3%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Sarajevo	Tallinn
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 BAM2.08	$1.43 €1.27	+20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BAM8.96	$5.67 €5.05	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 BAM7.83	$4.18 €3.72	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 BAM5.29	$3.26 €2.91	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.43 BAM5.97	$4.15 €3.69	+20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.15	$1.03 €0.92	+56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 BAM1.31	$0.65 €0.57	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.21	$1.21 €1.07	+73.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 BAM1.60	$1.31 €1.17	+43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 BAM0.76	$0.34 €0.31	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 BAM0.89	$0.36 €0.32	-30.4%
Average			+10.2%

Sarajevo vs. Tallinn - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Sarajevo	Tallinn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.41 BAM11.15	$7.40 €6.59	+15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.33 BAM59.73	$33.59 €29.90	-2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,737.21 BAM51,736.89	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	-5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.58 BAM18.42	$15.56 €13.85	+47.0%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 73.9% more for housing

	Sarajevo	Tallinn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.86 BAM48.47	$32.50 €28.93	+16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$454.54 BAM790.80	$806.58 €717.89	+77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$310.33 BAM539.92	$579.28 €515.58	+86.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.00 BAM290.54	$259.88 €231.30	+55.6%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Sarajevo	Tallinn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$206.61 BAM359.46	$661.76 €588.99	+220.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,870.15 BAM6,733.30	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	+160.2%
Average			+188.7%

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pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sarajevo	Tallinn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 BAM4.98	$6.72 €5.98	+134.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 BAM3.99	$4.36 €3.88	+90.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 BAM6.87	$6.94 €6.18	+75.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.01 BAM69.61	$48.62 €43.27	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 BAM11.95	$13.44 €11.96	+95.7%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Sarajevo	Tallinn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.64 BAM152.48	$102.46 €91.19	+16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.97 BAM66.06	$51.18 €45.55	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.59 BAM157.61	$119.10 €106.00	+31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.13 BAM174.20	$134.83 €120.01	+34.7%
Average			+29.2%

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