Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Ireland

Cork vs. Mostar Cost of Living Summary

Cork is 2.7 times more expensive than Mostar.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Cork
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Cork
Transportation: pay 59.9% more in Cork
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Cork
Childcare: pay 52.2% more in Cork
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Cork
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Cork

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Cork are more expensive than in Mostar. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cork.

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Cork vs. Mostar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cork instead of Mostar, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Mostar	Cork
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.87 BAM11.95	$22.38 €19.92	+226.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 BAM9.95	$12.85 €11.44	+124.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 BAM3.24	$2.90 €2.58	+56.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 BAM2.12	$2.20 €1.96	+81.0%
Average			+150.6%

Mostar vs. Cork - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Mostar	Cork
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 BAM1.60	$2.31 €2.06	+150.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 BAM6.75	$6.99 €6.22	+80.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.30 BAM7.49	$6.35 €5.65	+47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 BAM4.52	$4.54 €4.04	+74.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 BAM5.70	$5.90 €5.25	+80.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 BAM0.88	$1.47 €1.31	+190.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 BAM1.28	$1.33 €1.18	+80.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 BAM1.09	$1.52 €1.35	+142.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.93	$2.16 €1.92	+306.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 BAM0.79	$1.05 €0.93	+129.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BAM0.79	$0.81 €0.72	+78.1%
Average			+114.5%

Mostar vs. Cork - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.9% more for transportation

	Mostar	Cork
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.84 BAM10.16	$8.02 €7.13	+37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.47 BAM63.46	$76.14 €67.77	+108.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,495.31 BAM53,055.82	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 BAM10.95	$17.24 €15.35	+174.0%
Average			+59.9%

Mostar vs. Cork - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Mostar	Cork
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.22 BAM45.62	$55.73 €49.60	+112.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.54 BAM745.57	$2,161.09 €1,923.45	+404.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.36 BAM437.32	$1,811.36 €1,612.17	+620.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.25 BAM122.22	$183.99 €163.76	+161.9%
Average			+405.0%

Mostar vs. Cork - Cost of housing

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pay 52.2% more for childcare

	Mostar	Cork
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.41 BAM235.58	$1,078.55 €959.95	+696.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,475.64 BAM32,143.97	$5,374.73 €4,783.70	-70.9%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mostar	Cork
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BAM3.98	$7.28 €6.48	+218.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 BAM2.89	$4.38 €3.90	+163.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.89 BAM6.77	$20.16 €17.94	+418.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.90 BAM60.72	$53.32 €47.45	+52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.66 BAM9.85	$13.44 €11.96	+137.4%
Average			+148.9%

Mostar vs. Cork - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Mostar	Cork
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.36 BAM101.53	$94.91 €84.47	+62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.23 BAM56.08	$42.76 €38.06	+32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.58 BAM148.89	$107.90 €96.03	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.39 BAM143.34	$119.88 €106.70	+45.5%
Average			+41.1%

Mostar vs. Cork - Cost of clothing

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