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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 6.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 14.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$7.34 BAM12.33	+71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$6.86 BAM11.52	-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.75 BAM2.94	+73.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.19 BAM2.00	+82.7%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.18 BAM1.98	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$4.46 BAM7.48	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$5.14 BAM8.64	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.84 BAM4.76	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$3.56 BAM5.99	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.66 BAM1.10	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.79 BAM1.33	+55.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.80 BAM1.34	+38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.85 BAM1.43	+50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.50 BAM0.84	+8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.54 BAM0.91	+25.2%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Lima	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$5.71 BAM9.59	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$32.63 BAM54.79	+42.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$27,166.31 BAM45,620.47	+35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$8.74 BAM14.67	-59.8%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 14.1% more for housing

	Lima	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$26.02 BAM43.69	+4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$253.79 BAM426.18	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$195.51 BAM328.32	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$113.85 BAM191.18	+161.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Lima	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$184.70 BAM310.17	-3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$3,341.65 BAM5,611.64	-59.3%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.03 BAM3.41	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$1.53 BAM2.56	-41.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$3.71 BAM6.23	-35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$28.92 BAM48.57	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.04 BAM8.46	-29.4%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$67.52 BAM113.38	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$33.28 BAM55.89	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$94.97 BAM159.48	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$110.50 BAM185.56	+32.0%
Average			+17.6%

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