Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 32.6% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Greece, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
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Greece
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$96.14
BAM178.30
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