Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 28.5% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 57.7% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
$4.88
BAM8.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$4.03
BAM7.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
$1.37
BAM2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
$3.57
BAM6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
$3.79
BAM6.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
$2.10
BAM3.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
$2.90
BAM5.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
$0.66
BAM1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
$0.70
BAM1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
$5.84
BAM10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
$28.32
BAM51.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
$21,439.35
BAM38,866.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
$6.38
BAM11.57
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Moldova
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
$25.64
BAM46.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
$177.85
BAM322.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
$138.38
BAM250.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
$108.34
BAM196.40
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
$137.33
BAM248.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
$2,871.96
BAM5,206.44
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
$1.63
BAM2.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
$1.18
BAM2.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
$21.92
BAM39.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
$3.76
BAM6.82
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
$52.21
BAM94.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
$28.64
BAM51.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
$73.60
BAM133.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
$88.61
BAM160.65
|
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