Cost of living comparison
Poland is 31.5% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Poland instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 61.0% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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