Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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South Carolina vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

South Carolina is 3.2 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in South Carolina
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in South Carolina
Transportation: pay 42.0% more in South Carolina
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in South Carolina
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in South Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in South Carolina
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in South Carolina

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

South Carolina vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.83	$17.57	+191.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.04	$10.40	+106.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.82	$2.41	+54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.80	$1.86	+85.8%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.75	$3.02	+209.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.33	$4.99	+41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.36	$3.25	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.52	$2.94	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.48	$4.81	+57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.96	$2.50	+369.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.26	$0.81	+16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.19	$2.11	+219.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.23	$1.90	+176.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.76	$1.25	+195.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.84	$1.37	+193.1%
Average			+133.3%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. South Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.76	$3.08	-43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM63.84	$49.00	+38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM44,035.45	$30,676.82	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.99	$19.29	+148.0%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM42.96	$63.14	+164.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM426.31	$1,510.93	+537.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM324.23	$1,398.21	+675.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM194.63	$144.70	+33.7%
Average			+352.7%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM251.57	$1,335.89	+854.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,934.84	$21,679.50	+689.9%
Average			+772.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.23	$4.79	+166.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.40	$5.08	+280.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM6.01	$7.37	+120.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM46.34	$29.76	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.36	$12.57	+170.6%
Average			+150.8%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM104.04	$45.07	-22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM54.56	$39.58	+30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM150.60	$89.11	+6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM172.86	$113.24	+17.8%
Average			+8.1%

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