Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 42.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Finland, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.81
|
$5.35
BAM9.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$4.62
BAM8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Finland
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$3.70
BAM6.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.89
|
$4.22
BAM7.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$2.29
BAM4.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$3.04
BAM5.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.68
BAM1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.69
BAM1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
Finland
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$5.41
BAM9.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.09
|
$32.45
BAM58.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,811.01
|
$23,179.19
BAM41,627.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.41
|
$6.57
BAM11.81
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
Finland
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.41
|
$24.07
BAM43.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.30
|
$213.13
BAM382.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.18
|
$158.46
BAM284.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.34
|
$112.76
BAM202.51
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Finland
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.66
|
$150.52
BAM270.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,999.47
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,725.25
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.56
BAM2.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.93
|
$1.28
BAM2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.80
|
$3.33
BAM5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.83
|
$24.30
BAM43.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.32
|
$4.03
BAM7.25
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Finland
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.75
|
$60.85
BAM109.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.22
|
$27.86
BAM50.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.28
|
$76.64
BAM137.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.82
|
$90.02
BAM161.67
|
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