Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.0 times more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.24
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.28
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.26
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.85
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 95.6% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.88
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.66
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.09
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.04
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.94
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.46
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.44
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.02
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,113.96
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.84
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.19
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM686.35
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM476.95
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.06
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM393.10
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,579.17
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.09
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.42
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.35
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.12
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.24
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.32
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM57.78
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.06
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.17
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
|
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