Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 35.0% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Malta, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.77
|
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.05
|
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.46
|
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.17
|
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.26
|
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.38
|
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.14
|
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.41
|
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.98
|
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€898.44
|
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€763.19
|
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€557.11
|
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.26
|
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€53.92
|
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€94.44
|
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
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