Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 42.3% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
|
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