Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 14.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭64,207
|
$5.58
KM10.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$5.58
KM10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,656
|
$1.70
KM3.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,445
|
$0.96
KM1.76
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
$0.87
KM1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$3.95
KM7.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭221,927
|
$4.65
KM8.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
$2.33
KM4.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,721
|
$3.26
KM5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,284
|
$0.49
KM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,093
|
$0.70
KM1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.67
KM1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭48,093
|
$0.79
KM1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.39
KM0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,665
|
$0.41
KM0.75
|
|
pay 79.4% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭112,183
|
$6.60
KM12.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$29.59
KM54.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$22,332.54
KM40,814.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$7.82
KM14.29
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$27.16
KM49.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
$302.28
KM552.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
$208.85
KM381.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$130.45
KM238.40
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$191.30
KM349.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$3,396.41
KM6,207.25
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,154
|
$2.23
KM4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,875
|
$1.62
KM2.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
$3.35
KM6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$29.74
KM54.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$5.58
KM10.20
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$75.67
KM138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$33.85
KM61.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$84.86
KM155.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$94.65
KM172.98
|
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