Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$6.58
BAM12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$1.75
BAM3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$0.99
BAM1.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$1.01
BAM1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$4.10
BAM7.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$4.87
BAM9.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$2.70
BAM5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$3.18
BAM5.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.78
BAM1.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$0.87
BAM1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$5.59
BAM10.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$29.46
BAM54.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$25,761.68
BAM47,778.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$7.95
BAM14.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$29.02
BAM53.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$367.49
BAM681.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$255.37
BAM473.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$134.96
BAM250.31
|
|
pay 97.2% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$210.48
BAM390.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$2,987.26
BAM5,540.26
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$2.19
BAM4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$1.83
BAM3.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$3.40
BAM6.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$32.73
BAM60.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$92.27
BAM171.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$30.94
BAM57.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$87.31
BAM161.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$93.79
BAM173.94
|
|
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