Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 61.9% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.00
|
$5.35
BAM9.70
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
|
$4.62
BAM8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$1.43
BAM2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.93
BAM1.68
|
|
pay 74.5% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.29
|
$0.91
BAM1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.05
|
$3.70
BAM6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.17
|
$4.22
BAM7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
|
$2.29
BAM4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.04
BAM5.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.67
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.68
BAM1.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.93
|
$0.66
BAM1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.64
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.36
BAM0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.39
BAM0.71
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
|
$5.41
BAM9.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$32.45
BAM58.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,166.67
|
$23,179.19
BAM42,020.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.58
|
$6.57
BAM11.92
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.40
|
$24.07
BAM43.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,761.25
|
$213.13
BAM386.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,274.93
|
$158.46
BAM287.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.03
|
$112.76
BAM204.42
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$150.52
BAM272.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,100.00
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,769.82
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$1.56
BAM2.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
|
$1.28
BAM2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
|
$3.33
BAM6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$119.50
|
$24.30
BAM44.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.88
|
$4.03
BAM7.31
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$60.85
BAM110.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$27.86
BAM50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$76.64
BAM138.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$90.02
BAM163.19
|
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