Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.5 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.84
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.30
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.49
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.47
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.87
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.80
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.26
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.19
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.26
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.59
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.34
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM38,866.46
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.57
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.49
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM322.42
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM250.87
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM196.40
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM248.95
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,206.44
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.95
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.13
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM39.74
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.82
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 39.2% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM94.66
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM51.92
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM133.42
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM160.65
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
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