Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 8.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Albania
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL505
|
$4.88
KM8.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
$4.03
KM7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL124
|
$1.37
KM2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.83
KM1.51
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.81
KM1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL289
|
$3.57
KM6.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL477
|
$3.79
KM6.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
$2.10
KM3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL220
|
$2.90
KM5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.50
KM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.69
KM1.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.66
KM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.70
KM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.34
KM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.44
KM0.81
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL713
|
$5.84
KM10.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
$28.32
KM51.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
$21,439.35
KM39,182.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
$6.38
KM11.66
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
$25.64
KM46.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
$177.85
KM325.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
$138.38
KM252.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
$108.34
KM198.00
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
$137.33
KM250.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
$2,871.96
KM5,248.77
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$1.63
KM2.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$1.18
KM2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$3.35
KM6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
$21.92
KM40.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL483
|
$3.76
KM6.87
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
$52.21
KM95.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
$28.64
KM52.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
$73.60
KM134.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
$88.61
KM161.95
|
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