Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.0 times more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.33
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.27
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.86
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.89
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.69
|
$6.66
€6.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.13
|
$4.57
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.05
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.96
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.97
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.47
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 100.0% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.48
|
$7.19
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.23
|
$52.52
€50.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,291.28
|
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.90
|
$29.37
€28.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.39
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM688.87
|
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM478.71
|
$938.86
€900.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.99
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM394.55
|
$306.98
€294.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,599.73
|
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.11
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.43
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.37
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.35
|
$37.89
€36.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.96
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.00
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.66
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.81
|
$138.30
€132.60
|
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