Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 10.8% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 18.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 56.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 0.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% more for restaurants

	Ecuador	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$6.96 BAM12.11	+90.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$6.96 BAM12.11	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$1.73 BAM3.01	+89.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$1.24 BAM2.15	+77.9%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 18.3% more for groceries

	Ecuador	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$1.10 BAM1.92	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$4.19 BAM7.28	+36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.90 BAM8.52	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$2.78 BAM4.84	+33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$3.36 BAM5.84	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$0.62 BAM1.08	-24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.75 BAM1.31	+54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$0.73 BAM1.27	+33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$0.79 BAM1.37	+70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.48 BAM0.83	-5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.54 BAM0.93	+23.5%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$5.86 BAM10.20	+99.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	$34.72 BAM60.41	+79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$29,218.20 BAM50,833.91	+36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	$8.52 BAM14.82	-29.9%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Ecuador	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$27.93 BAM48.60	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$266.74 BAM464.07	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$193.39 BAM336.46	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$114.79 BAM199.72	+153.3%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

	Ecuador	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$166.06 BAM288.91	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	$9,880.08 BAM17,189.40	+88.4%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.99 BAM3.47	-16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$1.53 BAM2.66	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$3.68 BAM6.40	-31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$28.31 BAM49.25	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$5.18 BAM9.01	-17.5%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Ecuador	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$62.42 BAM108.60	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$29.78 BAM51.80	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$90.55 BAM157.54	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$103.94 BAM180.83	+36.5%
Average			-3.7%

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