Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 32.2% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Romania
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Romania
Housing: pay 9.0% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Romania

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Romania are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Romania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Romania.

Romania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.94	$8.56 RON39.34	+42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.13	$6.33 RON29.08	+25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.84	$1.72 RON7.89	+9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.82	$1.43 RON6.56	+42.8%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.77	$1.08 RON4.95	+10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.39	$3.79 RON17.42	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.45	$5.46 RON25.09	+17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.56	$2.83 RON13.00	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.53	$2.70 RON12.41	-11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.97	$0.47 RON2.17	-11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.27	$0.66 RON3.02	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.20	$0.65 RON2.97	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.25	$0.85 RON3.90	+23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.77	$0.38 RON1.73	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.85	$0.41 RON1.88	-12.7%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.86	$5.64 RON25.95	+4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM64.46	$20.73 RON95.28	-41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM44,463.65	$25,159.13 RON115,648.98	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM14.13	$6.39 RON29.40	-17.8%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM43.38	$8.45 RON38.83	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM430.45	$363.94 RON1,672.92	+53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM327.39	$266.85 RON1,226.64	+48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM196.53	$107.36 RON493.52	-0.8%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM254.01	$405.62 RON1,864.50	+189.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,982.82	$6,284.14 RON28,886.29	+129.0%
Average			+159.4%

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pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.26	$2.01 RON9.26	+12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.43	$2.20 RON10.13	+64.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM6.07	$5.30 RON24.36	+58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM46.79	$37.40 RON171.92	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.44	$6.19 RON28.45	+33.2%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM105.05	$57.67 RON265.09	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM55.09	$34.90 RON160.42	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM152.07	$69.76 RON320.65	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM174.54	$80.53 RON370.17	-16.2%
Average			-4.5%

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