Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 25.2% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Croatia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
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