Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.1 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Finland instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
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