Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 83.4% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.3% more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 67.8% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 38.9% more in Uruguay

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

Uruguay vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.3% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.94	$16.65 UYU702.03	+176.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.13	$9.31 UYU392.63	+85.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.84	$1.79 UYU75.33	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.82	$1.34 UYU56.32	+33.6%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.77	$2.27 UYU95.54	+132.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.39	$6.19 UYU261.18	+75.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.45	$3.87 UYU163.23	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.56	$3.50 UYU147.49	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.53	$3.83 UYU161.48	+25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.97	$1.17 UYU49.32	+119.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.27	$1.09 UYU46.03	+56.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.20	$0.59 UYU24.84	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.25	$1.18 UYU49.79	+72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.77	$0.79 UYU33.25	+86.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.85	$0.77 UYU32.65	+65.1%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 67.8% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.86	$7.05 UYU297.44	+29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM64.46	$45.52 UYU1,919.21	+28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM44,463.65	$33,750.70 UYU1,423,077.78	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM14.13	$21.42 UYU902.99	+175.2%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM43.38	$38.19 UYU1,610.46	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM430.45	$604.11 UYU25,471.77	+154.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM327.39	$444.71 UYU18,750.72	+146.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM196.53	$91.38 UYU3,852.94	-15.6%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM254.01	$340.39 UYU14,352.51	+143.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,982.82	$7,149.59 UYU301,458.13	+160.5%
Average			+151.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.26	$3.27 UYU138.06	+82.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.43	$3.80 UYU160.03	+184.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM6.07	$4.87 UYU205.39	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM46.79	$51.06 UYU2,153.12	+98.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.44	$9.53 UYU402.02	+105.1%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM105.05	$85.71 UYU3,613.78	+48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM55.09	$46.60 UYU1,964.82	+53.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM152.07	$124.95 UYU5,268.39	+49.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM174.54	$100.59 UYU4,241.12	+4.6%
Average			+38.9%

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