Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 12.8% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.92
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.91
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.00
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.77
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.46
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.81
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.78
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.56
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.91
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.22
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.43
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.72
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.79
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.12
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.59
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,652.84
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.39
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.44
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM613.41
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM442.39
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM242.70
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM360.20
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,490.65
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.97
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.12
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.05
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM54.96
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.92
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.32
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.52
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.00
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.24
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
|
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