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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 37.5% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 19.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 19.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 35.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$7.34 BAM12.38	+135.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$6.86 BAM11.57	+190.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$1.75 BAM2.95	+81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$1.19 BAM2.01	+112.3%
Average			+129.9%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$1.18 BAM1.99	+53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$4.46 BAM7.51	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$5.14 BAM8.67	+26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$2.84 BAM4.78	+64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$3.56 BAM6.01	+55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$0.66 BAM1.11	-6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$0.79 BAM1.33	+132.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$0.80 BAM1.35	+83.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$0.85 BAM1.43	+31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$0.50 BAM0.84	+4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$0.54 BAM0.92	-6.9%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$5.71 BAM9.63	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	$32.63 BAM55.02	+7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+57.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	$8.74 BAM14.73	-67.0%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 19.8% more for housing

	Swaziland	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$26.02 BAM43.87	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$253.79 BAM427.95	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$195.51 BAM329.68	+4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$113.85 BAM191.98	+89.1%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 19.7% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$184.70 BAM311.46	+68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-29.3%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$2.03 BAM3.43	+8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$1.53 BAM2.58	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$3.71 BAM6.26	+38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$28.92 BAM48.77	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$5.04 BAM8.50	+34.5%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 35.7% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	$67.52 BAM113.85	+46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	$33.28 BAM56.13	+38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	$94.97 BAM160.14	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	$110.50 BAM186.33	+30.8%
Average			+35.7%

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