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Sarajevo vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 14.8% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 8.0% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 54.4% more in Sarajevo

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$5.48 BAM10.39	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$6.58 BAM12.47	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$1.75 BAM3.31	+84.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$0.99 BAM1.88	+19.9%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$1.01 BAM1.91	+19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$4.10 BAM7.78	+37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$4.87 BAM9.23	-11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$2.70 BAM5.11	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$3.18 BAM6.03	+36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$0.52 BAM0.98	-35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$0.78 BAM1.49	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$0.70 BAM1.32	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$0.87 BAM1.65	+14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$0.42 BAM0.80	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$0.43 BAM0.82	-53.4%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$5.59 BAM10.60	+19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	$29.46 BAM55.86	-13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$25,761.68 BAM48,848.43	+51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$7.95 BAM15.07	+11.9%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 8.0% more for housing

	Windhoek	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$29.02 BAM55.02	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$367.49 BAM696.82	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$255.37 BAM484.23	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$134.96 BAM255.91	+111.4%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$210.48 BAM399.10	+24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$2,987.26 BAM5,664.34	-43.7%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$2.19 BAM4.16	+28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$1.83 BAM3.47	-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$3.40 BAM6.44	+20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$32.73 BAM62.05	-7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$5.48 BAM10.39	+54.4%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 54.4% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$92.27 BAM174.95	+146.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$30.94 BAM58.66	+14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$87.31 BAM165.55	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$93.79 BAM177.84	+32.1%
Average			+54.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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