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New Zealand vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.2 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 55.1% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 57.5% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.9% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$14.45 NZ$25.19	+96.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$9.14 NZ$15.93	+33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$2.02 NZ$3.52	+69.1%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 55.1% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$1.74 NZ$3.03	+47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$3.88 NZ$6.77	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$6.34 NZ$11.05	+23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$5.96 NZ$10.39	+110.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$4.01 NZ$6.99	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.18 NZ$2.06	+79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.95 NZ$1.66	+20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$1.29 NZ$2.26	+61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+148.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.85 NZ$1.48	+69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.80 NZ$1.39	+46.7%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 57.5% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$6.08 NZ$10.60	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$74.52 NZ$129.96	+128.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$17.81 NZ$31.06	+103.9%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$50.00 NZ$87.19	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	+285.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	+314.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$95.66 NZ$166.83	-16.0%
Average			+169.0%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	+244.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	+302.9%
Average			+273.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$6.04 NZ$10.54	+197.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$3.35 NZ$5.85	+119.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$23.12 NZ$40.33	+522.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$37.72 NZ$65.79	+30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$10.72 NZ$18.69	+112.7%
Average			+196.6%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$65.22 NZ$113.75	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$39.23 NZ$68.42	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$90.28 NZ$157.45	-4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$119.43 NZ$208.28	+8.1%
Average			+4.4%

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