Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 7.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 34.6% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% less in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Sarajevo

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

Sarajevo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.50	$5.48 BAM9.47	+88.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.01	$6.58 BAM11.37	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.61	$1.75 BAM3.02	+183.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.77	$0.99 BAM1.71	+240.1%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.95	$1.01 BAM1.74	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB392.96	$4.10 BAM7.09	-65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB244.97	$4.87 BAM8.41	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.06	$2.70 BAM4.66	+18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.01	$3.18 BAM5.50	+142.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.25	$0.52 BAM0.89	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.32	$0.78 BAM1.35	+7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.65	$0.70 BAM1.20	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.93	$0.87 BAM1.50	+8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.85	$0.42 BAM0.73	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.83	$0.43 BAM0.75	-30.2%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.46	$5.59 BAM9.66	+25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,316.30	$29.46 BAM50.91	-25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,852,569.13	$25,761.68 BAM44,513.95	-53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.14	$7.95 BAM13.73	-23.1%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 34.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.15	$29.02 BAM50.14	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,123.29	$367.49 BAM634.99	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,104.92	$255.37 BAM441.26	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,253.76	$134.96 BAM233.20	+100.4%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,176.14	$210.48 BAM363.69	-66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB441,554.60	$2,987.26 BAM5,161.72	-77.4%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.00	$2.19 BAM3.79	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.48	$1.83 BAM3.16	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.65	$3.40 BAM5.87	-19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,826.89	$32.73 BAM56.55	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB243.76	$5.48 BAM9.47	-24.7%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,850.00	$92.27 BAM159.43	+66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,166.16	$30.94 BAM53.46	-11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,250.09	$87.31 BAM150.86	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,083.55	$93.79 BAM162.06	+1.8%
Average			+11.9%

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