Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 91.8% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$4.88
KM8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$4.03
KM7.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$1.37
KM2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.83
KM1.51
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$0.81
KM1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$3.57
KM6.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$3.79
KM6.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$2.10
KM3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$2.90
KM5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.50
KM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$0.69
KM1.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.66
KM1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$0.70
KM1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.34
KM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.44
KM0.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$5.84
KM10.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$28.32
KM51.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$21,439.35
KM39,288.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$6.38
KM11.69
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
Ghana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$25.64
KM46.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$177.85
KM325.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$138.38
KM253.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$108.34
KM198.54
|
|
pay 45.9% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$137.33
KM251.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$2,871.96
KM5,263.03
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.63
KM2.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.18
KM2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$3.35
KM6.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$21.92
KM40.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$3.76
KM6.89
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$52.21
KM95.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$28.64
KM52.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$73.60
KM134.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$88.61
KM162.39
|
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