Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 71.4% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.33
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.27
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.86
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.89
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.69
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.13
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.05
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.96
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.97
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.47
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.48
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.23
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,291.28
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.90
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 36.4% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.39
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM688.87
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM478.71
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.99
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM394.55
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,599.73
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.11
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.43
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.37
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.35
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.96
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.00
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.66
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.81
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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