Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 29.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
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