Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 25.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
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