Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 32.4% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Sweden
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
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