Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 15.4% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Liberia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
|
pay 68.8% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
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