Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 42.5% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.20
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.24
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.84
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.87
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.61
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.03
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.00
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.90
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.45
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.61
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.37
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM54.64
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM47,778.39
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.74
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM53.81
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM681.56
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM473.63
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM250.31
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM390.36
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,540.26
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.07
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.39
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.30
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM60.69
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM171.12
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM57.38
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM161.92
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM173.94
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
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