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Poland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 45.5% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Poland
Housing: pay 97.8% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Poland

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

Poland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.6% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.33	$10.21 PLN37.09	+39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.52	$8.43 PLN30.62	+22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.94	$2.00 PLN7.27	+14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.00	$1.65 PLN5.98	+38.1%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.98	$1.31 PLN4.74	+10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.48	$4.56 PLN16.58	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.64	$3.98 PLN14.44	-22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.76	$3.28 PLN11.91	+15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM5.99	$2.95 PLN10.73	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.10	$0.51 PLN1.85	-22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.75 PLN2.74	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.34	$0.83 PLN3.02	+3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$1.28 PLN4.64	+50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.41 PLN1.50	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.91	$0.51 PLN1.85	-6.4%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.59	$6.51 PLN23.66	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM54.79	$32.67 PLN118.68	+0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,620.47	$33,516.14 PLN121,753.37	+23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.67	$8.89 PLN32.29	+1.8%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 97.8% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.69	$16.32 PLN59.28	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM426.18	$660.05 PLN2,397.75	+160.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM328.32	$540.72 PLN1,964.25	+176.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.18	$218.52 PLN793.82	+91.9%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM310.17	$372.18 PLN1,352.01	+101.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,611.64	$7,516.31 PLN27,304.35	+124.9%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.41	$3.49 PLN12.69	+72.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.56	$3.46 PLN12.57	+126.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.23	$5.23 PLN19.01	+41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.57	$37.00 PLN134.41	+27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.46	$7.39 PLN26.86	+46.7%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.38	$87.74 PLN318.73	+30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM55.89	$37.84 PLN137.44	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM159.48	$88.94 PLN323.10	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM185.56	$98.79 PLN358.87	-10.6%
Average			+6.7%

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