Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.4 times more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
KM10.23
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
KM10.23
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
KM3.12
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KM1.76
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
KM1.60
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
KM7.24
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
KM8.52
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
KM4.28
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
KM5.98
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
KM0.91
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
KM1.28
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
KM1.22
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
KM1.44
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KM0.72
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
KM0.76
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 85.8% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KM12.10
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
KM54.24
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
KM40,933.41
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
KM14.33
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
KM49.78
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
KM554.05
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
KM382.80
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
KM239.10
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
KM350.63
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
KM6,225.29
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
KM4.09
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KM2.96
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
KM6.14
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
KM54.52
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
KM10.23
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
KM138.70
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
KM62.05
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
KM155.55
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
KM173.48
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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