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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 10.2% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 34.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 66.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.1% more for restaurants

	Quito	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$7.34 BAM12.33	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$6.86 BAM11.52	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.75 BAM2.94	+54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$1.19 BAM2.00	+62.6%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Quito	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.18 BAM1.98	-27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.46 BAM7.48	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.14 BAM8.64	+26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.84 BAM4.76	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.56 BAM5.99	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.66 BAM1.10	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.79 BAM1.33	+54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.80 BAM1.34	+68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.85 BAM1.43	+45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.50 BAM0.84	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.54 BAM0.91	+15.7%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 34.7% more for transportation

	Quito	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$5.71 BAM9.59	+117.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$32.63 BAM54.79	+20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$27,166.31 BAM45,620.47	+35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$8.74 BAM14.67	-35.3%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 66.0% more for housing

	Quito	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$26.02 BAM43.69	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$253.79 BAM426.18	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$195.51 BAM328.32	-38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$113.85 BAM191.18	+354.2%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Quito	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$184.70 BAM310.17	-34.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$3,341.65 BAM5,611.64	-64.3%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.03 BAM3.41	-14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.53 BAM2.56	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.71 BAM6.23	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$28.92 BAM48.57	-25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$5.04 BAM8.46	-28.0%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Quito	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$67.52 BAM113.38	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$33.28 BAM55.89	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$94.97 BAM159.48	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$110.50 BAM185.56	+19.1%
Average			-1.9%

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