Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.3 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Germany instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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