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Sarajevo vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 28.1% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 90.0% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 28.0% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 56.5% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 38.4% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 14.3% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Sarajevo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Sarajevo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.0% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL30.00	$9.01 BAM15.19	-19.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL23.00	$8.41 BAM14.17	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.27	$2.22 BAM3.74	+163.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.28	$1.50 BAM2.53	+216.9%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 28.0% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.97	$1.26 BAM2.13	+73.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.96	$5.33 BAM8.98	+31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL20.51	$5.28 BAM8.90	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.87	$3.01 BAM5.07	+18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL8.10	$3.89 BAM6.56	+29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.64	$0.71 BAM1.20	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$0.86 BAM1.45	+14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.33	$0.90 BAM1.51	+3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.80	$1.03 BAM1.74	-0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.88	$0.52 BAM0.88	+60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.77	$0.54 BAM0.92	+90.8%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 56.5% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.61	$5.80 BAM9.79	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL40.00	$31.82 BAM53.66	+114.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	+58.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL20.00	$8.71 BAM14.68	+17.5%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 38.4% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL55.19	$31.76 BAM53.55	+55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	$463.77 BAM782.04	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	$320.65 BAM540.69	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL158.41	$155.51 BAM262.23	+165.1%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 14.3% less for childcare

	Tbilisi	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL680.59	$242.40 BAM408.74	-3.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	-24.9%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL6.00	$3.00 BAM5.06	+35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL8.15	$2.16 BAM3.64	-28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL8.20	$3.90 BAM6.58	+28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL171.94	$37.31 BAM62.91	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL18.00	$7.20 BAM12.15	+8.1%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL212.75	$93.06 BAM156.92	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL118.81	$41.73 BAM70.36	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL327.41	$101.87 BAM171.78	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL304.19	$105.06 BAM177.16	-6.7%
Average			-2.4%

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