Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 16.0% more expensive than Ankara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.8% more in Sarajevo
- Groceries
-
pay 34.6% more in Sarajevo
- Transportation
-
pay 64.6% more in Sarajevo
- Housing
-
pay 58.1% more in Sarajevo
- Childcare
-
pay 64.7% less in Sarajevo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.4% less in Sarajevo
- Clothing
-
pay 3.8% more in Sarajevo
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Sarajevo.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY342.18
|
$5.48
BAM9.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY285.15
|
$6.58
BAM11.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY49.85
|
$1.75
BAM2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY19.78
|
$0.99
BAM1.70
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY32.73
|
$1.01
BAM1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY180.76
|
$4.10
BAM7.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY153.04
|
$4.87
BAM8.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY65.94
|
$2.70
BAM4.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY105.88
|
$3.18
BAM5.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY19.08
|
$0.52
BAM0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY34.57
|
$0.78
BAM1.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY17.81
|
$0.70
BAM1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY21.24
|
$0.87
BAM1.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.70
|
$0.42
BAM0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY9.01
|
$0.43
BAM0.74
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY188.84
|
$5.59
BAM9.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY342.18
|
$29.46
BAM50.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,758,802.61
|
$25,761.68
BAM44,110.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY211.91
|
$7.95
BAM13.61
|
|
pay 58.1% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY451.11
|
$29.02
BAM49.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY23,238.84
|
$367.49
BAM629.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY15,662.68
|
$255.37
BAM437.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY2,081.51
|
$134.96
BAM231.09
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY19,692.05
|
$210.48
BAM360.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY407,433.73
|
$2,987.26
BAM5,114.98
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY136.87
|
$2.19
BAM3.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY111.49
|
$1.83
BAM3.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY79.84
|
$3.40
BAM5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,604.34
|
$32.73
BAM56.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY228.12
|
$5.48
BAM9.39
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY2,222.20
|
$92.27
BAM157.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,787.16
|
$30.94
BAM52.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY4,086.03
|
$87.31
BAM149.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,658.06
|
$93.79
BAM160.59
|
|
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