Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Malta

Malta vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Malta is 93.8% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.9% more in Malta
Groceries: pay 52.4% more in Malta
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in Malta
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Malta
Childcare: pay 46.0% more in Malta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.3% more in Malta
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Malta

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

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Malta vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.9% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.96 BAM12.11	$17.59 €15.66	+152.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.96 BAM12.11	$11.93 €10.62	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 BAM3.01	$2.30 €2.05	+32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 BAM2.15	$1.63 €1.45	+32.0%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 52.4% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 BAM1.92	$1.27 €1.13	+15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.19 BAM7.28	$4.61 €4.10	+10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 BAM8.52	$4.97 €4.42	+1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 BAM4.84	$3.68 €3.28	+32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.36 BAM5.84	$4.47 €3.98	+33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 BAM1.08	$1.53 €1.36	+146.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 BAM1.31	$1.12 €1.00	+49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BAM1.27	$1.43 €1.27	+95.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.37	$1.43 €1.28	+82.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BAM0.83	$0.90 €0.80	+89.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.93	$0.98 €0.87	+81.9%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 BAM10.20	$5.68 €5.06	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.72 BAM60.41	$33.91 €30.18	-2.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,218.20 BAM50,833.91	$30,620.29 €27,253.16	+4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.52 BAM14.82	$21.36 €19.01	+150.9%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.93 BAM48.60	$32.05 €28.52	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.74 BAM464.07	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	+334.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.39 BAM336.46	$956.81 €851.60	+394.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.79 BAM199.72	$79.40 €70.66	-30.8%
Average			+225.1%

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pay 46.0% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.06 BAM288.91	$319.34 €284.22	+92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,880.08 BAM17,189.40	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	+10.8%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 97.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BAM3.47	$3.82 €3.40	+91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.66	$2.66 €2.36	+73.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BAM6.40	$6.40 €5.69	+73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.31 BAM49.25	$65.65 €58.43	+131.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 BAM9.01	$10.37 €9.23	+100.2%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.42 BAM108.60	$72.72 €64.73	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 BAM51.80	$49.01 €43.62	+64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.55 BAM157.54	$95.91 €85.36	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.94 BAM180.83	$101.59 €90.42	-2.3%
Average			+18.7%

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