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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 26.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 28.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 65.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 54.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$7.34 BAM12.33	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.86 BAM11.52	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.75 BAM2.94	+159.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$1.19 BAM2.00	+157.4%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.18 BAM1.98	+50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$4.46 BAM7.48	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$5.14 BAM8.64	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.84 BAM4.76	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$3.56 BAM5.99	+68.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.66 BAM1.10	+18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.79 BAM1.33	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.80 BAM1.34	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.85 BAM1.43	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.50 BAM0.84	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.54 BAM0.91	+114.5%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 65.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$5.71 BAM9.59	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$32.63 BAM54.79	+218.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$27,166.31 BAM45,620.47	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$8.74 BAM14.67	+45.1%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$26.02 BAM43.69	+269.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$253.79 BAM426.18	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$195.51 BAM328.32	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$113.85 BAM191.18	+40.6%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$184.70 BAM310.17	-50.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$3,341.65 BAM5,611.64	-57.4%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.03 BAM3.41	+87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.53 BAM2.56	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$3.71 BAM6.23	+28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$28.92 BAM48.57	-25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$5.04 BAM8.46	+4.6%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$67.52 BAM113.38	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$33.28 BAM55.89	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$94.97 BAM159.48	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$110.50 BAM185.56	+0.9%
Average			-2.5%

Kiev vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of clothing

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