Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 52.1% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
BAM3.11
|
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
BAM1.76
|
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BAM7.21
|
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.48
|
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
BAM4.26
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
BAM5.95
|
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.28
|
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
BAM1.22
|
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BAM12.05
|
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
BAM54.01
|
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
BAM40,762.66
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
BAM14.27
|
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
BAM49.57
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
BAM551.74
|
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
BAM381.21
|
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
BAM238.10
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
BAM349.16
|
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
BAM6,199.32
|
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BAM4.08
|
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
BAM2.95
|
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
BAM54.29
|
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
BAM138.12
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
BAM61.79
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
BAM154.90
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
BAM172.75
|
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
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