Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Mississippi, USA

Mississippi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Mississippi is 2.9 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 89.6% more in Mississippi
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Mississippi
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Mississippi
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Mississippi
Childcare: pay 8.4 times more in Mississippi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Mississippi
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Mississippi

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

Mississippi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.6% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mississippi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.83	$16.21	+169.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.04	$9.46	+88.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.82	$2.06	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.80	$1.70	+69.5%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mississippi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.75	$2.75	+181.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.33	$5.60	+59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.36	$3.80	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.52	$3.19	+27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.48	$4.23	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.96	$2.00	+275.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.26	$0.73	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.19	$1.44	+117.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.23	$1.70	+147.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.76	$1.38	+226.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.84	$1.03	+119.6%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mississippi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.76	$2.81	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM63.84	$40.67	+14.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM44,035.45	$37,721.76	+54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.99	$13.83	+77.8%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mississippi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM42.96	$68.08	+185.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM426.31	$1,083.04	+356.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM324.23	$969.79	+437.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM194.63	$119.32	+10.2%
Average			+247.5%

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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mississippi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM251.57	$1,753.67	+1153.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,934.84	$11,930.57	+334.7%
Average			+744.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mississippi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.23	$4.43	+146.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.40	$4.93	+268.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM6.01	$8.53	+155.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM46.34	$32.00	+24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.36	$10.91	+134.7%
Average			+145.9%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mississippi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM104.04	$37.46	-35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM54.56	$42.86	+41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM150.60	$80.22	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM172.86	$94.17	-2.1%
Average			-0.1%

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