Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 11.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 0.3% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 23.9% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 6.2% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 27.4% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Serbia are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.96 BAM12.11	$8.70 RSD909	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.96 BAM12.11	$9.63 RSD1,006	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 BAM3.01	$2.05 RSD215	+18.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 BAM2.15	$1.58 RSD165	+27.3%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 BAM1.92	$0.78 RSD81	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.19 BAM7.28	$4.54 RSD475	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 BAM8.52	$4.83 RSD505	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 BAM4.84	$2.32 RSD242	-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.36 BAM5.84	$2.82 RSD295	-15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 BAM1.08	$0.56 RSD58	-10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 BAM1.31	$0.78 RSD81	+3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BAM1.27	$0.72 RSD75	-1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.37	$1.00 RSD104	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BAM0.83	$0.41 RSD43	-13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.93	$0.32 RSD34	-39.5%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 BAM10.20	$6.92 RSD724	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.72 BAM60.41	$25.68 RSD2,684	-26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,218.20 BAM50,833.91	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.52 BAM14.82	$9.06 RSD947	+6.4%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 23.9% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.93 BAM48.60	$26.71 RSD2,792	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.74 BAM464.07	$340.23 RSD35,559	+27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.39 BAM336.46	$248.38 RSD25,959	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.79 BAM199.72	$130.61 RSD13,650	+13.8%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 6.2% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.06 BAM288.91	$258.66 RSD27,033	+55.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,880.08 BAM17,189.40	$7,159.32 RSD748K	-27.5%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BAM3.47	$2.55 RSD267	+28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.66	$1.92 RSD200	+25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BAM6.40	$4.33 RSD453	+17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.31 BAM49.25	$29.21 RSD3,053	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 BAM9.01	$5.57 RSD582	+7.5%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.42 BAM108.60	$82.25 RSD8,596	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 BAM51.80	$45.18 RSD4,721	+51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.55 BAM157.54	$105.67 RSD11,044	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.94 BAM180.83	$117.40 RSD12,270	+13.0%
Average			+27.4%

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