Cost of living comparison

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Sarajevo vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 60.7% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Sarajevo

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sarajevo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarajevo instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$5.48 BAM10.39
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.58 BAM12.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$1.75 BAM3.31	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.99 BAM1.88	-7.4%
Average			-13.0%

P'yongyang vs. Sarajevo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$1.01 BAM1.91	-54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.10 BAM7.78
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$4.87 BAM9.23	+43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$2.70 BAM5.11	+7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.18 BAM6.03
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.52 BAM0.98
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.78 BAM1.49
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.70 BAM1.32
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.87 BAM1.65
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.42 BAM0.80
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.43 BAM0.82
Average			-1.3%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.59 BAM10.60
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.46 BAM55.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,761.68 BAM48,848.43
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.95 BAM15.07

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$29.02 BAM55.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$367.49 BAM696.82	+328.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$255.37 BAM484.23	+197.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$134.96 BAM255.91
Average			+263.2%

P'yongyang vs. Sarajevo - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$210.48 BAM399.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,987.26 BAM5,664.34

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$2.19 BAM4.16	-83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$1.83 BAM3.47	+70.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.40 BAM6.44
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$32.73 BAM62.05
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.48 BAM10.39
Average			-6.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$92.27 BAM174.95
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$30.94 BAM58.66
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.31 BAM165.55
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$93.79 BAM177.84

P'yongyang vs. Sarajevo - Cost of clothing

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