Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 20.2% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,083.86
|
$5.35
BAM9.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,681.69
|
$4.62
BAM8.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF442.72
|
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF343.19
|
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF525.33
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,840.43
|
$3.70
BAM6.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,482.37
|
$4.22
BAM7.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,005.75
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF869.75
|
$3.04
BAM5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF247.06
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF280.51
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF297.10
|
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF470.44
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF190.50
|
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF199.09
|
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,287.80
|
$5.41
BAM9.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,758.01
|
$32.45
BAM58.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,618,371.41
|
$23,179.19
BAM41,768.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,496.26
|
$6.57
BAM11.85
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Hungary
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,423.77
|
$24.07
BAM43.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF141,261.34
|
$213.13
BAM384.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF110,895.17
|
$158.46
BAM285.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF37,923.82
|
$112.76
BAM203.19
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF99,262.22
|
$150.52
BAM271.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,794,617.33
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,741.25
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF604.05
|
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF654.78
|
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,000.73
|
$3.33
BAM5.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,718.05
|
$24.30
BAM43.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,074.35
|
$4.03
BAM7.27
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,073.11
|
$60.85
BAM109.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,221.77
|
$27.86
BAM50.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF24,920.12
|
$76.64
BAM138.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF28,591.68
|
$90.02
BAM162.21
|
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