Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.1% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 44.9% more for restaurants
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Ethiopia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
|
pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$96.14
BAM178.30
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