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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 75.8% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 97.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 48.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 31.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 67.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.8% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,619	$7.34 BAM12.38	+141.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,181	$6.86 BAM11.57	+45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,671	$1.75 BAM2.95	+113.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,787	$1.19 BAM2.01	+91.6%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 48.0% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,926	$1.18 BAM1.99	+34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA24,011	$4.46 BAM7.51	-16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,413	$5.14 BAM8.67	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,825	$2.84 BAM4.78	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,798	$3.56 BAM6.01	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,870	$0.66 BAM1.11	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,487	$0.79 BAM1.33	+137.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,534	$0.80 BAM1.35	+41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,830	$0.85 BAM1.43	+107.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,284	$0.50 BAM0.84	+74.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,813	$0.54 BAM0.92	+34.2%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 31.4% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,882	$5.71 BAM9.63	+28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.63 BAM55.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+114.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,890	$8.74 BAM14.73	-49.1%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 67.0% more for housing

	Madagascar	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA269,738	$26.02 BAM43.87	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,153,080	$253.79 BAM427.95	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA321,047	$195.51 BAM329.68	+172.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA201,275	$113.85 BAM191.98	+153.3%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA208,413	$184.70 BAM311.46	+296.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-61.3%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,656	$2.03 BAM3.43	+148.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,953	$1.53 BAM2.58	+14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,764	$3.71 BAM6.26	+114.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA134,087	$28.92 BAM48.77	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,989	$5.04 BAM8.50	-22.2%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA87,220	$67.52 BAM113.85	+246.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA77,045	$33.28 BAM56.13	+93.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA317,229	$94.97 BAM160.14	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA248,436	$110.50 BAM186.33	+99.2%
Average			+118.4%

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