Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Laos, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$4.88
KM8.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$4.03
KM7.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$1.37
KM2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$0.83
KM1.49
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Laos
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$0.81
KM1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$3.57
KM6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$3.79
KM6.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$2.10
KM3.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$2.90
KM5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$0.50
KM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$0.69
KM1.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$0.66
KM1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$0.70
KM1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$0.34
KM0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$0.44
KM0.80
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
Laos
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$5.84
KM10.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$28.32
KM50.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$21,439.35
KM38,594.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$6.38
KM11.48
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Laos
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$25.64
KM46.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$177.85
KM320.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$138.38
KM249.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$108.34
KM195.03
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Laos
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$137.33
KM247.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$2,871.96
KM5,170.02
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$1.63
KM2.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$1.18
KM2.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$3.35
KM6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$21.92
KM39.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$3.76
KM6.77
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Laos
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$52.21
KM93.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$28.64
KM51.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$73.60
KM132.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$88.61
KM159.52
|
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