Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 63.2% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 99.6% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
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pay 21.2% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
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pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
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pay 8.1% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$90.02
BAM162.43
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