Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 38.3% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$6.02
BAM11.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$5.03
BAM9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$1.57
BAM2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$0.98
BAM1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$3.52
BAM6.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$4.65
BAM8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$2.51
BAM4.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$3.05
BAM5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.70
BAM1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.66
BAM1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$0.69
BAM1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$5.43
BAM10.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$35.51
BAM66.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,909.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$7.78
BAM14.59
|
|
pay 72.4% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$23.89
BAM44.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$237.10
BAM444.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$180.33
BAM338.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$108.25
BAM202.92
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$139.91
BAM262.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,144.84
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$1.79
BAM3.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$1.34
BAM2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$3.34
BAM6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$25.77
BAM48.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$4.65
BAM8.71
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$57.86
BAM108.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$30.34
BAM56.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$83.76
BAM157.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$96.14
BAM180.22
|
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