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Costa Rica vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 74.0% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 66.1% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.8% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 29.6% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	+33.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$2.00 CRC995.21	+14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$1.57 CRC781.41	+31.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 66.1% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+115.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	+1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	+46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	+7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.78 CRC886.81	+171.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.62 CRC305.74	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$1.65 CRC819.01	+105.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$1.24 CRC617.46	+46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$1.28 CRC635.24	+155.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$1.10 CRC547.12	+102.6%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	+67.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	+79.5%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	+89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	+217.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	+184.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-44.2%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	+180.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	+185.9%
Average			+182.9%

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pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	+27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	+151.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	+26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	+102.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	+80.7%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	-13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	+34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	-15.5%
Average			+5.9%

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