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Puerto Rico vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 82.3% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.6% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.7% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$15.10	+105.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$10.01	+45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$1.58	-9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$1.35	+12.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$3.18	+169.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$4.16	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$8.11	+57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$5.34	+88.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$3.76	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$2.50	+280.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$1.06	+33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$1.54	+92.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$1.84	+116.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$1.65	+228.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$1.04	+91.2%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$3.65	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$35.20	+7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$34,700.00	+27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$9.22	+5.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$62.46	+140.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$800.93	+215.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$580.00	+196.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$242.07	+112.6%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$453.00	+145.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$9,760.00	+192.1%
Average			+168.7%

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pay 96.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$2.73	+34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$3.38	+121.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$11.21	+201.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$37.37	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$9.90	+96.5%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$42.97	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$54.22	+62.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$81.06	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$96.00	-13.1%
Average			-0.3%

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