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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 22.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 90.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$7.34 BAM12.38	+102.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$6.86 BAM11.57	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$1.75 BAM2.95	+139.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$1.19 BAM2.01	+245.2%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$1.18 BAM1.99	+146.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$4.46 BAM7.51	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$5.14 BAM8.67	-14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$2.84 BAM4.78	+45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$3.56 BAM6.01	+73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$0.66 BAM1.11	-72.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.79 BAM1.33	+77.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$0.80 BAM1.35	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.85 BAM1.43	+55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.50 BAM0.84	+10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.54 BAM0.92	+7.0%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$5.71 BAM9.63	+38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$32.63 BAM55.02	+203.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$8.74 BAM14.73	+191.2%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 90.0% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$26.02 BAM43.87	+102.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$253.79 BAM427.95	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$195.51 BAM329.68	+9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$113.85 BAM191.98	+259.8%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$184.70 BAM311.46	+445.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	+617.0%
Average			+531.2%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$2.03 BAM3.43	-2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$1.53 BAM2.58	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$3.71 BAM6.26	-59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$28.92 BAM48.77	+92.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$5.04 BAM8.50	+61.4%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$67.52 BAM113.85	+169.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$33.28 BAM56.13	+95.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$94.97 BAM160.14	+51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$110.50 BAM186.33	+215.1%
Average			+132.9%

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