Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 82.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 85.7% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.1% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 26.3% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing 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.

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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 54.9% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.96 BAM12.11	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.96 BAM12.11	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 BAM3.01	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 BAM2.15	$1.79 CRC813.02	+44.3%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 85.7% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 BAM1.92	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+151.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.19 BAM7.28	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	+15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 BAM8.52	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+71.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 BAM4.84	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	+30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.36 BAM5.84	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	+31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 BAM1.08	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+254.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 BAM1.31	$0.73 CRC329.98	-3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BAM1.27	$1.67 CRC758.13	+129.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.37	$1.43 CRC652.25	+82.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BAM0.83	$1.44 CRC655.18	+202.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.93	$1.33 CRC603.93	+147.4%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 BAM10.20	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.72 BAM60.41	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+92.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,218.20 BAM50,833.91	$22,830.95 CRC10M	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.52 BAM14.82	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+84.5%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.93 BAM48.60	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	+84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.74 BAM464.07	$834.08 CRC380K	+212.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.39 BAM336.46	$597.43 CRC272K	+208.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.79 BAM199.72	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-40.3%
Average			+136.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.06 BAM288.91	$742.27 CRC338K	+347.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,880.08 BAM17,189.40	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+36.0%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BAM3.47	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	+45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.66	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+165.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BAM6.40	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	+43.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.31 BAM49.25	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+134.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 BAM9.01	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	+52.9%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 26.3% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.42 BAM108.60	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 BAM51.80	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	+66.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.55 BAM157.54	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.94 BAM180.83	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	+4.4%
Average			+26.3%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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