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Laos

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 4.8% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 64.1% more in Sarajevo

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

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Sarajevo vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$8.58 BAM14.93	+221.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$8.58 BAM14.93	+60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$2.20 BAM3.82	+208.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$1.45 BAM2.52	+287.6%
Average			+155.6%

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.19 BAM2.08	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$5.15 BAM8.96	-62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$4.50 BAM7.83	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.04 BAM5.29	+62.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$3.43 BAM5.97	+22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$0.66 BAM1.15	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.75 BAM1.31	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.70 BAM1.21	-41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$0.92 BAM1.60	+32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.44 BAM0.76	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.51 BAM0.89	+5.2%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$6.41 BAM11.15	+14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$34.33 BAM59.73	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$29,737.21 BAM51,736.89	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$10.58 BAM18.42	+25.0%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Vientiane	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$27.86 BAM48.47	+126.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$454.54 BAM790.80	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$310.33 BAM539.92	-25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$167.00 BAM290.54	+141.2%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$206.61 BAM359.46	-66.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$3,870.15 BAM6,733.30	-65.1%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$2.86 BAM4.98	+110.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$2.29 BAM3.99	+28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$3.95 BAM6.87	+121.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$40.01 BAM69.61	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$6.87 BAM11.95	+62.2%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 64.1% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$87.64 BAM152.48	+227.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$37.97 BAM66.06	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$90.59 BAM157.61	+59.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$100.13 BAM174.20	+144.2%
Average			+64.1%

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