Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 38.0% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 65.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 73.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 19.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$6.96 BAM12.11	+39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$6.96 BAM12.11	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.73 BAM3.01	+3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$1.24 BAM2.15	-56.3%
Average			+2.2%

Timor-Leste vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.10 BAM1.92	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$4.19 BAM7.28	+318.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$4.90 BAM8.52	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$2.78 BAM4.84	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$3.36 BAM5.84	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.62 BAM1.08	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.75 BAM1.31	-9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.73 BAM1.27	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.79 BAM1.37	-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.48 BAM0.83	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.54 BAM0.93	+1.3%
Average			-17.0%

Timor-Leste vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$5.86 BAM10.20	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$34.72 BAM60.41	+15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$29,218.20 BAM50,833.91	+62.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$8.52 BAM14.82	-74.0%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 65.0% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$27.93 BAM48.60
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$266.74 BAM464.07	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$193.39 BAM336.46	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$114.79 BAM199.72	+0.1%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 73.9% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$166.06 BAM288.91	-88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$9,880.08 BAM17,189.40	-38.2%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$1.99 BAM3.47	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$1.53 BAM2.66	-62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$3.68 BAM6.40	+22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$28.31 BAM49.25	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$5.18 BAM9.01	-13.7%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 19.3% more for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$62.42 BAM108.60	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$29.78 BAM51.80	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$90.55 BAM157.54	+13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$103.94 BAM180.83	+73.2%
Average			+19.3%

Timor-Leste vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of clothing

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