Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 41.5% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Malta, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$4.88
BAM8.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$4.03
BAM7.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$1.37
BAM2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$3.57
BAM6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.79
BAM6.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.10
BAM3.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.90
BAM5.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.66
BAM1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.70
BAM1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$5.84
BAM10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$28.32
BAM51.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$21,439.35
BAM38,866.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$6.38
BAM11.57
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$25.64
BAM46.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$177.85
BAM322.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$138.38
BAM250.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$108.34
BAM196.40
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$137.33
BAM248.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$2,871.96
BAM5,206.44
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$1.63
BAM2.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.18
BAM2.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$21.92
BAM39.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$3.76
BAM6.82
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$52.21
BAM94.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$28.64
BAM51.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$73.60
BAM133.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$88.61
BAM160.65
|
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