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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 29.9% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 25.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 64.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and restaurants are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$7.34 BAM12.38	-24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$6.86 BAM11.57	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$1.75 BAM2.95	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$1.19 BAM2.01	-24.1%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$1.18 BAM1.99	-53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$4.46 BAM7.51	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$5.14 BAM8.67	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$2.84 BAM4.78	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$3.56 BAM6.01	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$0.66 BAM1.11	-63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$0.79 BAM1.33	+28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$0.80 BAM1.35	-51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$0.85 BAM1.43	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.50 BAM0.84	-60.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.54 BAM0.92	-50.6%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$5.71 BAM9.63	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$32.63 BAM55.02	-40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$8.74 BAM14.73	-44.3%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 25.3% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$26.02 BAM43.87	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$253.79 BAM427.95	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$195.51 BAM329.68	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$113.85 BAM191.98	+79.1%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 64.7% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$184.70 BAM311.46	-64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-65.0%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$2.03 BAM3.43	-21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$1.53 BAM2.58	-60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$3.71 BAM6.26	-21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$28.92 BAM48.77	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$5.04 BAM8.50	-44.7%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$67.52 BAM113.85	+16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$33.28 BAM56.13	-25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$94.97 BAM160.14	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$110.50 BAM186.33	+18.3%
Average			-1.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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