Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 49.4% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.33
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.27
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.86
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.89
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.69
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.13
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.05
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.96
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.97
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.47
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.48
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.23
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,291.28
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.90
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.39
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM688.87
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM478.71
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.99
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM394.55
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,599.73
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.11
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.43
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.37
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.35
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.96
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.00
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.66
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.81
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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