Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 74.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 57.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 38.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 33.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.79	$2.91 THB97.61	-51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.00	$5.83 THB195.22	+15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.80	$0.62 THB20.63	-60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.79	$0.29 THB9.78	-70.8%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 57.8% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.75	$1.52 THB51.01	+56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.30	$11.74 THB393.39	+233.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.33	$7.32 THB245.24	+57.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.50	$2.27 THB76.14	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.46	$1.31 THB44.05	-56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.95	$1.47 THB49.30	+176.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.25	$0.73 THB24.34	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.18	$1.04 THB34.69	+56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.23	$0.80 THB26.96	+17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.76	$0.71 THB23.88	+68.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.84	$0.62 THB20.86	+32.7%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 38.0% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.72	$4.47 THB149.63	-17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM63.58	$39.32 THB1,317.74	+10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM43,854.05	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+126.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.93	$10.34 THB346.52	+32.9%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 33.7% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM42.78	$15.36 THB514.71	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM424.55	$571.31 THB19,144.28	+141.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM322.90	$301.88 THB10,116.01	+67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM193.83	$67.33 THB2,256.24	-37.8%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM250.53	$632.63 THB21,199.37	+352.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,914.51	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+380.6%
Average			+366.4%

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pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.21	$2.33 THB78.09	+29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.39	$2.58 THB86.58	+93.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM5.99	$4.20 THB140.80	+25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM46.15	$54.58 THB1,828.90	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.32	$7.28 THB244.03	+56.7%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM103.61	$55.27 THB1,852.02	-4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM54.33	$34.84 THB1,167.44	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM149.98	$97.10 THB3,253.66	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM172.15	$92.12 THB3,086.94	-4.2%
Average			+5.5%

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