Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 56.1% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 50.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.79	$9.93 MX$197.86	+64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.00	$7.45 MX$148.40	+48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.80	$1.08 MX$21.51	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.79	$0.77 MX$15.40	-22.7%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 50.6% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.75	$2.45 MX$48.87	+151.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.30	$4.87 MX$96.99	+38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.33	$5.51 MX$109.75	+18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.50	$2.18 MX$43.50	-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.46	$3.57 MX$71.16	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.95	$1.22 MX$24.35	+129.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.25	$0.67 MX$13.34	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.18	$0.80 MX$15.92	+20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.23	$0.83 MX$16.49	+20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.76	$0.85 MX$16.96	+101.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.84	$0.83 MX$16.49	+76.5%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.72	$4.64 MX$92.41	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM63.58	$17.87 MX$356.15	-49.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM43,854.05	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.93	$3.47 MX$69.25	-55.3%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM42.78	$24.38 MX$485.87	+2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM424.55	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+276.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM322.90	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+201.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM193.83	$30.31 MX$604.09	-72.0%
Average			+102.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM250.53	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+172.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,914.51	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+207.0%
Average			+189.8%

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pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.21	$2.73 MX$54.41	+52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.39	$3.01 MX$59.91	+125.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM5.99	$3.92 MX$78.15	+17.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM46.15	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+108.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.32	$4.96 MX$98.93	+6.8%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM103.61	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM54.33	$41.06 MX$818.29	+35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM149.98	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM172.15	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	-4.4%
Average			+9.5%

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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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