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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.4% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 11.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Namibia. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Namibia, you would:

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pay 32.2% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD149.16	$6.02 BAM11.30	-24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD79.35	$5.03 BAM9.43	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.63	$1.57 BAM2.94	+88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.82	$1.00 BAM1.88	+46.3%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Namibia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD16.42	$0.98 BAM1.83	+11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD62.54	$3.52 BAM6.60	+5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD95.95	$4.65 BAM8.73	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD48.12	$2.51 BAM4.71	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.70	$3.05 BAM5.72	+30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.90	$0.53 BAM1.00	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD14.37	$0.70 BAM1.31	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.37	$0.66 BAM1.24	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.60	$0.69 BAM1.29	-17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.16	$0.42 BAM0.79	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.49	$0.47 BAM0.88	-49.7%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Namibia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD89.49	$5.43 BAM10.18	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD639.25	$35.51 BAM66.61	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD292,990.93	$24,491.04 BAM45,940.22	+56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.18	$7.78 BAM14.60	+9.6%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 11.2% less for housing

	Namibia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,198.47	$23.89 BAM44.82	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,481.94	$237.10 BAM444.75	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD6,154.58	$180.33 BAM338.26	-45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD965.32	$108.25 BAM203.05	+110.3%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	Namibia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,178.51	$139.91 BAM262.45	-17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,451.78	$2,744.59 BAM5,148.30	-48.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD27.97	$1.79 BAM3.36	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD33.86	$1.34 BAM2.51	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD55.67	$3.34 BAM6.27	+12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD651.15	$25.77 BAM48.34	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD91.89	$4.65 BAM8.72	-5.1%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	Namibia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD703.18	$57.86 BAM108.54	+54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.81	$30.34 BAM56.92	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,314.02	$83.76 BAM157.12	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,305.14	$96.14 BAM180.34	+38.2%
Average			+31.1%

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