Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 39.9% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.20
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.24
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.84
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.87
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.61
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.03
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.00
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.90
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.45
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.61
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.37
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM54.64
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM47,778.39
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.74
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 72.6% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM53.81
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM681.56
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM473.63
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM250.31
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM390.36
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,540.26
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.07
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.39
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.30
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM60.69
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM171.12
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM57.38
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM161.92
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM173.94
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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