Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 9.6% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Mexico
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$4.88
KM8.91
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$4.03
KM7.36
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$1.37
KM2.51
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.83
KM1.51
|
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pay 16.1% less for groceries
Mexico
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$0.81
KM1.48
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$3.57
KM6.52
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$3.79
KM6.93
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$2.10
KM3.83
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$2.90
KM5.30
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$0.50
KM0.91
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.69
KM1.26
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$0.66
KM1.20
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$0.70
KM1.27
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$0.34
KM0.61
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.44
KM0.81
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pay 7.9% more for transportation
Mexico
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$5.84
KM10.68
|
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Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$28.32
KM51.76
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$21,439.35
KM39,182.44
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$6.38
KM11.66
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
Mexico
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$25.64
KM46.87
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$177.85
KM325.04
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$138.38
KM252.91
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$108.34
KM198.00
|
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pay 29.6% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$137.33
KM250.98
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$2,871.96
KM5,248.77
|
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pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$1.63
KM2.97
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$1.18
KM2.15
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$3.35
KM6.12
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$21.92
KM40.06
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$3.76
KM6.87
|
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pay 3.6% more for clothing
Mexico
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$52.21
KM95.42
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$28.64
KM52.35
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$73.60
KM134.51
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$88.61
KM161.95
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