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United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

United States is 3.0 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.4% more in United States
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in United States
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in United States
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in United States
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in United States
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in United States

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

United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.4% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$19.45	+165.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$11.12	+62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$2.56	+46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$2.00	+68.1%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$3.56	+201.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$6.50	+46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$3.97	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$4.27	+50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$5.41	+51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$2.37	+260.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.78	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$2.04	+154.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$2.21	+160.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$1.34	+168.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$1.38	+154.8%
Average			+111.3%

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$3.41	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$65.85	+101.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$32,336.38	+19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$17.61	+101.6%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$68.97	+165.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$1,664.59	+555.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$1,416.15	+624.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$150.19	+31.9%
Average			+344.3%

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$1,387.27	+651.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$23,196.46	+594.2%
Average			+622.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$5.84	+187.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$5.15	+237.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$9.90	+166.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$51.45	+77.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$13.64	+170.6%
Average			+168.0%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$51.08	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$41.81	+25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$87.56	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$112.04	+1.4%
Average			-1.3%

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