Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
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