Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 89.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.3% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 69.2% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 16.7% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 35.0% more in Sweden

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

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Sweden vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.3% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.96 BAM12.11	$14.04 SEK139.16	+101.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.96 BAM12.11	$10.77 SEK106.72	+54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 BAM3.01	$2.49 SEK24.69	+43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 BAM2.15	$2.07 SEK20.50	+67.0%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 69.2% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 BAM1.92	$2.82 SEK27.96	+155.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.19 BAM7.28	$5.72 SEK56.73	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 BAM8.52	$6.07 SEK60.17	+24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 BAM4.84	$4.23 SEK41.96	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.36 BAM5.84	$5.25 SEK52.06	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 BAM1.08	$1.36 SEK13.45	+118.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 BAM1.31	$1.14 SEK11.35	+52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BAM1.27	$1.29 SEK12.83	+78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.37	$1.93 SEK19.15	+145.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BAM0.83	$0.76 SEK7.53	+59.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.93	$0.73 SEK7.23	+35.9%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 BAM10.20	$6.65 SEK65.87	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.72 BAM60.41	$77.78 SEK770.99	+124.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,218.20 BAM50,833.91	$31,975.58 SEK317K	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.52 BAM14.82	$22.74 SEK225.41	+167.0%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.93 BAM48.60	$38.16 SEK378.26	+36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.74 BAM464.07	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	+231.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.39 BAM336.46	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	+247.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.79 BAM199.72	$97.70 SEK968.44	-14.9%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 16.7% less for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.06 BAM288.91	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,880.08 BAM17,189.40	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	-25.7%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BAM3.47	$7.36 SEK72.98	+269.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.66	$4.45 SEK44.08	+190.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BAM6.40	$7.55 SEK74.80	+105.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.31 BAM49.25	$41.12 SEK407.65	+45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 BAM9.01	$15.58 SEK154.45	+200.8%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 35.0% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.42 BAM108.60	$91.37 SEK905.76	+46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 BAM51.80	$44.99 SEK445.93	+51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.55 BAM157.54	$95.04 SEK942.07	+5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.94 BAM180.83	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+43.1%
Average			+35.0%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing

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