Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 2.1 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 34.8% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.4% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 9.1% more in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.31	$6.16 ₩8,378	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM8.61	$5.24 ₩7,126	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.68	$1.47 ₩2,002	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.71	$0.79 ₩1,077	-20.8%
Average			-5.1%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.67	$3.08 ₩4,185	+215.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.03	$5.40 ₩7,351	+53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM7.97	$7.46 ₩10,145	+60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.30	$2.76 ₩3,751	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.22	$3.32 ₩4,517	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.91	$3.17 ₩4,308	+494.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.20	$1.49 ₩2,025	+113.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.13	$2.53 ₩3,443	+283.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.17	$2.41 ₩3,284	+252.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.72	$1.82 ₩2,482	+332.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.80	$1.21 ₩1,646	+158.0%
Average			+180.1%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.30	$4.39 ₩5,975	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM60.80	$45.32 ₩61,638	+27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM41,935.15	$27,023.07 ₩36,756,234	+10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.32	$8.17 ₩11,115	+5.0%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 34.8% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM40.91	$17.65 ₩24,013	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM405.98	$426.93 ₩580,704	+80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM308.77	$328.41 ₩446,701	+82.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM185.35	$111.42 ₩151,555	+2.9%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM239.57	$373.40 ₩507,892	+166.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,699.47	$22,907.58 ₩31,158,426	+734.6%
Average			+450.8%

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pay 83.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.07	$3.09 ₩4,208	+72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.29	$3.39 ₩4,610	+153.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM5.73	$3.21 ₩4,372	-3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM44.13	$45.71 ₩62,176	+77.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM7.96	$10.10 ₩13,736	+117.3%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 9.1% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM99.08	$60.70 ₩82,569	+4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM51.96	$44.52 ₩60,559	+46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM143.42	$72.99 ₩99,283	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM164.62	$93.73 ₩127,490	-2.5%
Average			+9.1%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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