Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 31.7% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Portugal
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.95
|
$4.88
KM8.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
$4.03
KM7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.37
KM2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.83
KM1.51
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.81
KM1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$3.57
KM6.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$3.79
KM6.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.10
KM3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.90
KM5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.50
KM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.69
KM1.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.66
KM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.70
KM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.34
KM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.44
KM0.81
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.35
|
$5.84
KM10.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.45
|
$28.32
KM51.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
$21,439.35
KM39,182.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.90
|
$6.38
KM11.66
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Portugal
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
$25.64
KM46.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€660.16
|
$177.85
KM325.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€515.29
|
$138.38
KM252.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
$108.34
KM198.00
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€330.18
|
$137.33
KM250.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
$2,871.96
KM5,248.77
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$1.63
KM2.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.18
KM2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
$3.35
KM6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.60
|
$21.92
KM40.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.00
|
$3.76
KM6.87
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Portugal
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
$52.21
KM95.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
$28.64
KM52.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
$73.60
KM134.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.68
|
$88.61
KM161.95
|
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