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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 64.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 59.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 4.5 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.4% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.34 BAM12.38	+144.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$6.86 BAM11.57	-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.75 BAM2.95	+69.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.19 BAM2.01	+34.5%
Average			+54.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.18 BAM1.99	+77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.46 BAM7.51	+25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$5.14 BAM8.67	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.84 BAM4.78	+41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.56 BAM6.01	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.66 BAM1.11	-63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.79 BAM1.33	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.80 BAM1.35	+148.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.85 BAM1.43	-62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.50 BAM0.84	-44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.54 BAM0.92	-26.4%
Average			+3.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$5.71 BAM9.63	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.63 BAM55.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+126.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$8.74 BAM14.73	-18.7%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 59.0% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$26.02 BAM43.87	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$253.79 BAM427.95	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$195.51 BAM329.68	-84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$113.85 BAM191.98	+3.1%
Average			-59.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$184.70 BAM311.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.03 BAM3.43	+35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.53 BAM2.58	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.71 BAM6.26	+23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$28.92 BAM48.77	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.04 BAM8.50
Average			+1.2%

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$67.52 BAM113.85	+575.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$33.28 BAM56.13	+316.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$94.97 BAM160.14	+374.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$110.50 BAM186.33	+121.0%
Average			+346.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of clothing

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