Cost of living comparison

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
compared to
 Australia
Australia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 3.2 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Australia
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Australia
Transportation
pay 67.2% more in Australia
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Australia
Childcare
pay 8.0 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.9 times more in Australia
Clothing
pay 31.4% more in Australia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Australia are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Australia.

Australia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.02
BAM10.79
$16.76
A$26.47
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.03
BAM9.00
$9.73
A$15.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.57
BAM2.80
$2.56
A$4.05

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.98
BAM1.75
$2.37
A$3.75
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.52
BAM6.30
$4.36
A$6.89
Milk (1 gallon) $4.65
BAM8.33
$5.80
A$9.16

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.43
BAM9.72
$4.65
A$7.35
Monthly public transit pass $35.51
BAM63.58
$83.03
A$131.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,491.04
BAM43,854.05
$27,742.09
A$43,826.37

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.89
BAM42.78
$55.59
A$87.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $237.10
BAM424.55
$1,182.30
A$1,867.78
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $180.33
BAM322.90
$957.92
A$1,513.31

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pay 8.0 times more for childcare

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $139.91
BAM250.53
$1,485.91
A$2,347.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,744.59
BAM4,914.51
$14,667.78
A$23,171.86

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.79
BAM3.21
$6.64
A$10.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.34
BAM2.39
$3.55
A$5.60
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.34
BAM5.99
$28.07
A$44.35

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.86
BAM103.61
$71.78
A$113.39
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.34
BAM54.33
$50.24
A$79.37
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.76
BAM149.98
$100.30
A$158.45

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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