Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 16.4% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 65.0% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP80.75
|
$5.35
BAM9.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.59
|
$4.62
BAM8.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.14
|
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.97
|
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.73
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
$3.70
BAM6.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP60.01
|
$4.22
BAM7.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.49
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP33.25
|
$3.04
BAM5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.71
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.60
|
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.75
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP9.01
|
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.43
|
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP48.26
|
$5.41
BAM9.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
$32.45
BAM58.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
$23,179.19
BAM41,753.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
$6.57
BAM11.84
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP532.47
|
$24.07
BAM43.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,944.14
|
$213.13
BAM383.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,987.29
|
$158.46
BAM285.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
$112.76
BAM203.12
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,967.73
|
$150.52
BAM271.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP55,480.14
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,739.50
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.71
|
$1.56
BAM2.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.68
|
$1.28
BAM2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.47
|
$3.33
BAM5.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP385.54
|
$24.30
BAM43.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP78.23
|
$4.03
BAM7.27
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP542.56
|
$60.85
BAM109.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP327.70
|
$27.86
BAM50.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP893.05
|
$76.64
BAM138.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP969.76
|
$90.02
BAM162.16
|
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