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Sarajevo vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 45.6% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 67.6% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 34.4% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 81.9% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 2.7% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 47.0% more in Sarajevo

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.6% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,291	$5.48 BAM10.39	+32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG35,769	$6.58 BAM12.47	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG6,907	$1.75 BAM3.31	+97.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG3,947	$0.99 BAM1.88	+96.5%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,247	$1.01 BAM1.91	+50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,384	$4.10 BAM7.78	+31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG24,614	$4.87 BAM9.23	+54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,660	$2.70 BAM5.11	+54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,447	$3.18 BAM6.03	+117.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,143	$0.52 BAM0.98	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,531	$0.78 BAM1.49	+141.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,331	$0.70 BAM1.32	+63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,735	$0.87 BAM1.65	+18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,842	$0.42 BAM0.80	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,597	$0.43 BAM0.82	-26.2%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,418	$5.59 BAM10.60	+59.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG198,716	$29.46 BAM55.86	+15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG116,248,666	$25,761.68 BAM48,848.43	+73.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG69,550	$7.95 BAM15.07	-10.7%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 81.9% more for housing

	Asuncion	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG132,367	$29.02 BAM55.02	+71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,328,487	$367.49 BAM696.82	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,649,542	$255.37 BAM484.23	-24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG267,287	$134.96 BAM255.91	+294.6%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 2.7% less for childcare

	Asuncion	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,400,945	$210.48 BAM399.10	+17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,204,782	$2,987.26 BAM5,664.34	-22.7%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,433	$2.19 BAM4.16	+64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,615	$1.83 BAM3.47	-8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG9,936	$3.40 BAM6.44	+167.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG209,645	$32.73 BAM62.05	+22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG39,743	$5.48 BAM10.39	+7.8%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG395,444	$92.27 BAM174.95	+82.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG246,407	$30.94 BAM58.66	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG554,748	$87.31 BAM165.55	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG397,431	$93.79 BAM177.84	+84.4%
Average			+47.0%

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