Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 10.5% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Albania, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$6.02
BAM11.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$5.03
BAM9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.57
BAM2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.98
BAM1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.52
BAM6.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$4.65
BAM8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.51
BAM4.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.05
BAM5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.70
BAM1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.66
BAM1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.69
BAM1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$5.43
BAM10.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$35.51
BAM66.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,909.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$7.78
BAM14.59
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$23.89
BAM44.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$237.10
BAM444.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$180.33
BAM338.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$108.25
BAM202.92
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$139.91
BAM262.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,144.84
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.79
BAM3.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.34
BAM2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$3.34
BAM6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$25.77
BAM48.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$4.65
BAM8.71
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$57.86
BAM108.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$30.34
BAM56.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$83.76
BAM157.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$96.14
BAM180.22
|
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