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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 25.8% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 15.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 67.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 53.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 50.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$7.34 BAM12.38	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$6.86 BAM11.57	-45.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$1.75 BAM2.95	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$1.19 BAM2.01	-36.3%
Average			-28.8%

Djibouti vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$1.18 BAM1.99	-87.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$4.46 BAM7.51	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$5.14 BAM8.67	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$2.84 BAM4.78	-58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$3.56 BAM6.01	-56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$0.66 BAM1.11	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.79 BAM1.33	+43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.80 BAM1.35	-37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.85 BAM1.43	+17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.50 BAM0.84	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.54 BAM0.92	-12.3%
Average			-28.6%

Djibouti vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.3% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$5.71 BAM9.63	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$32.63 BAM55.02	+53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$8.74 BAM14.73	-81.7%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 67.2% less for housing

	Djibouti	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$26.02 BAM43.87	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$253.79 BAM427.95	-82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$195.51 BAM329.68	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$113.85 BAM191.98	-71.4%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$184.70 BAM311.46	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-62.0%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$2.03 BAM3.43	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$1.53 BAM2.58	-58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$3.71 BAM6.26	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$28.92 BAM48.77	-66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$5.04 BAM8.50	-40.2%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 50.9% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$67.52 BAM113.85	+60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$33.28 BAM56.13	+69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$94.97 BAM160.14	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$110.50 BAM186.33	+96.8%
Average			+50.9%

Djibouti vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of clothing

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