Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 31.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$1.70
BAM3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.96
BAM1.75
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$3.95
BAM7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$4.65
BAM8.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$2.33
BAM4.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$3.26
BAM5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$6.60
BAM12.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
$29.59
BAM53.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,640.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$7.82
BAM14.22
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$27.16
BAM49.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$302.28
BAM550.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$208.85
BAM380.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$130.45
BAM237.39
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$191.30
BAM348.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,180.78
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$2.23
BAM4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$1.62
BAM2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$29.74
BAM54.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$5.58
BAM10.16
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$75.67
BAM137.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$33.85
BAM61.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$84.86
BAM154.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$94.65
BAM172.24
|
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