Cost of living comparison

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Mostar vs. Chiba Cost of Living Summary

Mostar is 25.5% cheaper than Chiba.

Restaurants
pay 23.4% more in Mostar
Groceries
pay 44.1% less in Mostar
Transportation
pay 13.1% more in Mostar
Housing
pay 38.7% less in Mostar
Childcare
pay 36.7% less in Mostar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.5% less in Mostar
Clothing
pay 6.9% more in Mostar

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

Mostar vs. Chiba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mostar instead of Chiba, you would:

pay 23.4% more for restaurants

 
Chiba
Mostar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.33
¥1,000
$6.87
BAM11.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.74
¥750
$5.72
BAM9.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.01
¥160
$1.86
BAM3.24

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pay 44.1% less for groceries

 
Chiba
Mostar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.70
¥268
$0.92
BAM1.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.18
¥819
$3.88
BAM6.75
Milk (1 gallon) $5.37
¥849
$4.30
BAM7.49

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

 
Chiba
Mostar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.11
¥649
$5.84
BAM10.16
Monthly public transit pass ?? $36.47
BAM63.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,434.36
¥3M
$30,495.31
BAM53,055.82

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pay 38.7% less for housing

 
Chiba
Mostar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.82
¥2,499
$26.22
BAM45.62
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $861.99
¥136K
$428.54
BAM745.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $485.25
¥76,676
$251.36
BAM437.32

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pay 36.7% less for childcare

 
Chiba
Mostar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $632.30
¥99,913
$135.41
BAM235.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,869.42
¥2M
$18,475.64
BAM32,143.97

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Chiba
Mostar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.90
¥300
$2.29
BAM3.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
¥500
$1.66
BAM2.89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.80
¥600
$3.89
BAM6.77

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

 
Chiba
Mostar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.61
¥7,998
$58.36
BAM101.53
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.90
¥5,832
$32.23
BAM56.08
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.47
¥9,714
$85.58
BAM148.89

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