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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 19.7% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 42.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 3.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% more for restaurants

	Burundi	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$7.34 BAM12.38	+171.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$6.86 BAM11.57	+78.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$1.75 BAM2.95	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$1.19 BAM2.01	+7.8%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 42.0% more for groceries

	Burundi	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$1.18 BAM1.99	-13.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$4.46 BAM7.51	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$5.14 BAM8.67	+66.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$2.84 BAM4.78	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$3.56 BAM6.01	-20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$0.66 BAM1.11	-75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.79 BAM1.33	+258.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$0.80 BAM1.35	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$0.85 BAM1.43	+40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.50 BAM0.84	+127.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$0.54 BAM0.92	+105.8%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Burundi	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$5.71 BAM9.63	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	$32.63 BAM55.02	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	$8.74 BAM14.73	-74.9%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Burundi	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$26.02 BAM43.87	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$253.79 BAM427.95	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$195.51 BAM329.68	+75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$113.85 BAM191.98
Average			-11.3%

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pay 3.0% more for childcare

	Burundi	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	$184.70 BAM311.46	+74.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-68.5%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$2.03 BAM3.43	-14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$1.53 BAM2.58	-55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	$3.71 BAM6.26	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	$28.92 BAM48.77	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$5.04 BAM8.50	+197.3%
Average			+37.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$67.52 BAM113.85
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$33.28 BAM56.13
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$94.97 BAM160.14
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$110.50 BAM186.33

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