Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 79.8% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$5.48
BAM10.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$6.58
BAM12.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
$1.75
BAM3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
$0.99
BAM1.85
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
$1.01
BAM1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
$4.10
BAM7.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
$4.87
BAM9.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
$2.70
BAM5.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
$3.18
BAM5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
$0.78
BAM1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP979
|
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP672
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP694
|
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
$5.59
BAM10.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$29.46
BAM55.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
$25,761.68
BAM48,113.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
$7.95
BAM14.84
|
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
Damascus
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
$29.02
BAM54.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
$367.49
BAM686.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
$255.37
BAM476.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
$134.96
BAM252.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
$210.48
BAM393.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
$2,987.26
BAM5,579.17
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
$2.19
BAM4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
$1.83
BAM3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$3.40
BAM6.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
$32.73
BAM61.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$5.48
BAM10.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Damascus
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
$92.27
BAM172.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
$30.94
BAM57.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
$87.31
BAM163.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
$93.79
BAM175.17
|
|
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