Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 30.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
$1.70
BAM3.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
$0.96
BAM1.76
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$3.95
BAM7.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
$4.65
BAM8.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
$2.33
BAM4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
$3.26
BAM5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.70
BAM1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.67
BAM1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$6.60
BAM12.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
$29.59
BAM54.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,762.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$7.82
BAM14.27
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Victoria
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$27.16
BAM49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
$302.28
BAM551.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
$208.85
BAM381.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
$130.45
BAM238.10
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$191.30
BAM349.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,199.32
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$2.23
BAM4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
$1.62
BAM2.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
$29.74
BAM54.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
$75.67
BAM138.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
$33.85
BAM61.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
$84.86
BAM154.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$94.65
BAM172.75
|
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