Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 53.0% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Norway, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$4.88
KM8.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$4.03
KM7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$1.37
KM2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$0.83
KM1.51
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Norway
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$0.81
KM1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$3.57
KM6.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$3.79
KM6.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$2.10
KM3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$2.90
KM5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$0.50
KM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.69
KM1.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$0.66
KM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$0.70
KM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.34
KM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.44
KM0.81
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$5.84
KM10.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$28.32
KM51.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$21,439.35
KM39,182.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$6.38
KM11.66
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$25.64
KM46.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$177.85
KM325.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$138.38
KM252.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$108.34
KM198.00
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Norway
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$137.33
KM250.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$2,871.96
KM5,248.77
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$1.63
KM2.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$1.18
KM2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$3.35
KM6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$21.92
KM40.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$3.76
KM6.87
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Norway
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$52.21
KM95.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$28.64
KM52.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$73.60
KM134.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$88.61
KM161.95
|
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