Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 27.9% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
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