Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 11.7% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$6.58
BAM12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.75
BAM3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.99
BAM1.84
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.01
BAM1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.10
BAM7.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$4.87
BAM9.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.70
BAM5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.18
BAM5.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.78
BAM1.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.87
BAM1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$5.59
BAM10.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$29.46
BAM54.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$25,761.68
BAM47,778.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$7.95
BAM14.74
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$29.02
BAM53.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$367.49
BAM681.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$255.37
BAM473.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$134.96
BAM250.31
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$210.48
BAM390.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$2,987.26
BAM5,540.26
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.19
BAM4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$1.83
BAM3.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.40
BAM6.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$32.73
BAM60.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$92.27
BAM171.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$30.94
BAM57.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$87.31
BAM161.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$93.79
BAM173.94
|
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