Cost of living comparison
Romania is 24.5% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Romania instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
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