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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Michigan Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 35.9% cheaper than Michigan.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 30.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 59.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 82.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 17.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Michigan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	Michigan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.26	$7.34 BAM12.38	-57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.06	$6.86 BAM11.57	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43	$1.75 BAM2.95	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77	$1.19 BAM2.01	-32.6%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 30.8% less for groceries

	Michigan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$3.02	$1.18 BAM1.99	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.45	$4.46 BAM7.51	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.20	$5.14 BAM8.67	+60.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.00	$2.84 BAM4.78	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68	$3.56 BAM6.01	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32	$0.66 BAM1.11	-71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$0.79 BAM1.33	+21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03	$0.80 BAM1.35	-60.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23	$0.85 BAM1.43	-62.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22	$0.50 BAM0.84	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.54 BAM0.92	-59.4%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Michigan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28	$5.71 BAM9.63	+74.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.54	$32.63 BAM55.02	-29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,599.47	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.29	$8.74 BAM14.73	-46.4%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 59.0% less for housing

	Michigan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.76	$26.02 BAM43.87	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,257.26	$253.79 BAM427.95	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,053.74	$195.51 BAM329.68	-81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.74	$113.85 BAM191.98	-16.7%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 82.5% less for childcare

	Michigan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,153.90	$184.70 BAM311.46	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,706.02	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-81.1%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Michigan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.77	$2.03 BAM3.43	-57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65	$1.53 BAM2.58	-67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.12	$3.71 BAM6.26	-59.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.31	$28.92 BAM48.77	-30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.16	$5.04 BAM8.50	-54.9%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

	Michigan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.69	$67.52 BAM113.85	+38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.31	$33.28 BAM56.13	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.56	$94.97 BAM160.14	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.99	$110.50 BAM186.33	+13.9%
Average			+17.3%

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