Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.2% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
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