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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 43.4% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 41.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 64.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. United States Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.2% less for restaurants

	United States	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$7.34 BAM12.33	-62.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$6.86 BAM11.52	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$1.75 BAM2.94	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.19 BAM2.00	-40.5%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 41.2% less for groceries

	United States	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$1.18 BAM1.98	-66.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$4.46 BAM7.48	-31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$5.14 BAM8.64	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$2.84 BAM4.76	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$3.56 BAM5.99	-34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$0.66 BAM1.10	-72.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.79 BAM1.33	+0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$0.80 BAM1.34	-60.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.85 BAM1.43	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.50 BAM0.84	-62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.54 BAM0.91	-60.7%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	United States	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$5.71 BAM9.59	+67.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	$32.63 BAM54.79	-50.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$27,166.31 BAM45,620.47	-16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$8.74 BAM14.67	-50.4%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 64.4% less for housing

	United States	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$26.02 BAM43.69	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$253.79 BAM426.18	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$195.51 BAM328.32	-86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$113.85 BAM191.18	-24.2%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	United States	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$184.70 BAM310.17	-86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$3,341.65 BAM5,611.64	-85.6%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$2.03 BAM3.41	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$1.53 BAM2.56	-70.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$3.71 BAM6.23	-62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$28.92 BAM48.57	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$5.04 BAM8.46	-63.0%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	United States	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$67.52 BAM113.38	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$33.28 BAM55.89	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$94.97 BAM159.48	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$110.50 BAM185.56	-1.4%
Average			+4.7%

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