Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Jersey

Jersey vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 3.1 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Jersey
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Jersey
Transportation: pay 41.7% more in Jersey
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Jersey
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Jersey
Clothing: pay 80.4% more in Jersey

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

Jersey vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.96 BAM12.11	$39.64 £29.74	+469.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.96 BAM12.11	$10.57 £7.93	+51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 BAM3.01	$3.28 £2.46	+89.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 BAM2.15	$2.48 £1.86	+100.1%
Average			+189.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jersey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 BAM1.92	$2.75 £2.06	+149.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.19 BAM7.28	$3.60 £2.70	-14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 BAM8.52	$8.51 £6.38	+73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 BAM4.84	$6.26 £4.70	+125.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.36 BAM5.84	$5.39 £4.05	+60.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 BAM1.08	$1.90 £1.43	+206.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 BAM1.31	$1.57 £1.18	+109.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BAM1.27	$1.87 £1.40	+157.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.37	$2.02 £1.52	+157.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BAM0.83	$1.45 £1.08	+204.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.93	$1.40 £1.05	+161.2%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 41.7% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 BAM10.20	$7.81 £5.86	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.72 BAM60.41	$68.71 £51.56	+97.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,218.20 BAM50,833.91	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.52 BAM14.82	$24.93 £18.70	+192.7%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jersey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.93 BAM48.60	$72.68 £54.53	+160.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.74 BAM464.07	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	+589.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.39 BAM336.46	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	+710.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.79 BAM199.72	$243.20 £182.47	+111.9%
Average			+486.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.06 BAM288.91	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	+1531.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,880.08 BAM17,189.40	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	+20.4%
Average			+343.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BAM3.47	$7.93 £5.95	+297.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.66	$4.83 £3.63	+216.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BAM6.40	$19.82 £14.87	+438.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.31 BAM49.25	$75.98 £57.01	+168.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 BAM9.01	$19.82 £14.87	+282.7%
Average			+251.5%

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pay 80.4% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jersey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.42 BAM108.60	$103.51 £77.67	+65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 BAM51.80	$72.68 £54.53	+144.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.55 BAM157.54	$118.93 £89.23	+31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.94 BAM180.83	$207.03 £155.33	+99.2%
Average			+80.4%

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