Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.8% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
Ecuador
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$5.35
BAM9.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$4.62
BAM8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Ecuador
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$3.70
BAM6.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$4.22
BAM7.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.29
BAM4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$3.04
BAM5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.68
BAM1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.69
BAM1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$5.41
BAM9.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$32.45
BAM58.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$23,179.19
BAM41,661.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$6.57
BAM11.82
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$24.07
BAM43.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$213.13
BAM383.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$158.46
BAM284.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$112.76
BAM202.67
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$150.52
BAM270.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,729.05
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$1.56
BAM2.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.28
BAM2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$3.33
BAM5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$24.30
BAM43.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$4.03
BAM7.25
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Ecuador
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$60.85
BAM109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$27.86
BAM50.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$76.64
BAM137.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$90.02
BAM161.80
|
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