Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 16.8% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 52.0% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 23.9% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 60.1% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 63.3% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.23	$2.34 AFN166	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM8.54	$4.88 AFN346	-3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.66	$0.48 AFN34	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.70	$0.19 AFN14	-80.9%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 52.0% less for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.66	$0.24 AFN17	-75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM5.98	$1.99 AFN142	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM7.90	$2.40 AFN170	-48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.27	$1.73 AFN123	-31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.18	$1.49 AFN106	-51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.90	$0.28 AFN20	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.19	$0.38 AFN27	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.12	$0.33 AFN23	-50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.16	$0.25 AFN18	-63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.72	$0.21 AFN15	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.80	$0.16 AFN12	-65.3%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 23.9% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.22	$4.06 AFN288	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM60.30	$15.44 AFN1,096	-56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM41,587.79	$8,439.56 AFN599,107	-65.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.21	$11.80 AFN838	+51.6%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM40.57	$189.66 AFN13,463	+693.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM402.61	$88.17 AFN6,259	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM306.21	$59.20 AFN4,203	-67.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM183.82	$100.63 AFN7,143	-7.0%
Average			+139.2%

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pay 60.1% less for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM237.59	$37.05 AFN2,630	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,660.54	$1,462.66 AFN103,831	-46.7%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.05	$4.14 AFN294	+131.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.27	$1.05 AFN74	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM5.68	$1.90 AFN135	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM43.76	$11.46 AFN813	-55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM7.89	$3.29 AFN234	-29.2%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 63.3% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM98.26	$15.11 AFN1,073	-73.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM51.53	$18.99 AFN1,348	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM142.23	$26.51 AFN1,882	-68.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM163.25	$25.50 AFN1,810	-73.5%
Average			-63.3%

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