Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 11.2% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.33
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.27
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.86
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.89
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.69
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.13
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.05
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.96
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.97
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.47
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.48
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.23
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,291.28
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.90
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.39
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM688.87
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM478.71
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.99
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM394.55
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,599.73
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.11
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.43
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.37
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.35
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.96
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.00
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.66
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.81
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
|
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