Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 39.0% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.92
|
$6.02
BAM11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.97
|
$5.03
BAM9.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.61
|
$1.57
BAM2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
$0.98
BAM1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$3.52
BAM6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.13
|
$4.65
BAM8.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$2.51
BAM4.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$3.05
BAM5.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.70
BAM1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$0.66
BAM1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.20
|
$0.69
BAM1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.31
|
$5.43
BAM10.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$35.51
BAM66.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,615.22
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,909.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.47
|
$7.78
BAM14.59
|
|
pay 49.6% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€32.28
|
$23.89
BAM44.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€826.46
|
$237.10
BAM444.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€677.85
|
$180.33
BAM338.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€133.52
|
$108.25
BAM202.92
|
|
pay 64.4% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€400.70
|
$139.91
BAM262.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,982.58
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,144.84
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.31
|
$1.79
BAM3.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.46
|
$1.34
BAM2.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
$3.34
BAM6.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.99
|
$25.77
BAM48.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.40
|
$4.65
BAM8.71
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.98
|
$57.86
BAM108.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.93
|
$30.34
BAM56.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€107.96
|
$83.76
BAM157.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€103.21
|
$96.14
BAM180.22
|
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