Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 17.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.62
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.30
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.65
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.59
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.11
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.47
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.22
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.24
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.73
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.33
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,661.42
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.82
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.26
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM383.08
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM284.81
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM202.67
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM270.54
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,729.05
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.81
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.30
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM5.98
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.67
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.25
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.38
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.07
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM137.75
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM161.80
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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