Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 40.3% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Sarajevo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$1.70
BAM3.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$0.96
BAM1.76
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$0.87
BAM1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$3.95
BAM7.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$4.65
BAM8.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$2.33
BAM4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$3.26
BAM5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.70
BAM1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.67
BAM1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.39
BAM0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$6.60
BAM12.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$29.59
BAM54.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,762.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$7.82
BAM14.27
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Vienna
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$27.16
BAM49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$302.28
BAM551.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$208.85
BAM381.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$130.45
BAM238.10
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$191.30
BAM349.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,199.32
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Sarajevo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.23
BAM4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$1.62
BAM2.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$29.74
BAM54.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$5.58
BAM10.19
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Sarajevo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$75.67
BAM138.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$33.85
BAM61.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$84.86
BAM154.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$94.65
BAM172.75
|
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