Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 3.3% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
|
pay 31.3% less for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
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