Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 81.5% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.25
|
$11.32
€10.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.39
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.93
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.58
|
$5.06
€4.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.69
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.69
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.69
|
$3.25
€3.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.14
|
$6.79
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM66.32
|
$37.96
€36.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,740.84
|
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.53
|
$10.80
€10.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.62
|
$40.33
€38.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM442.82
|
$900.66
€864.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM336.79
|
$732.72
€703.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM202.17
|
$91.05
€87.39
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM261.31
|
$455.47
€437.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,125.95
|
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.35
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.24
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM48.13
|
$40.99
€39.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.68
|
$7.85
€7.54
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM108.07
|
$77.92
€74.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.67
|
$33.75
€32.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM156.44
|
$80.24
€77.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM179.55
|
$93.85
€90.09
|
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