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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 22.4% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.8% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.02 BAM11.42
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.03 BAM9.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$1.57 BAM2.97	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$1.00 BAM1.90	-6.7%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	North Korea	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.98 BAM1.85	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.52 BAM6.68
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$4.65 BAM8.82	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$2.51 BAM4.76	-0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.05 BAM5.78
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.53 BAM1.01
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.70 BAM1.32
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.66 BAM1.25
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.69 BAM1.30
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.42 BAM0.80
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.47 BAM0.89
Average			-6.3%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.43 BAM10.29
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.51 BAM67.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,491.04 BAM46,439.07
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.78 BAM14.75

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	North Korea	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$23.89 BAM45.30
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$237.10 BAM449.58	+176.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$180.33 BAM341.93	+110.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$108.25 BAM205.26
Average			+143.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$139.91 BAM265.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,744.59 BAM5,204.20

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.79 BAM3.40	-86.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$1.34 BAM2.53	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.34 BAM6.34
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$25.77 BAM48.87
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.65 BAM8.81
Average			-30.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$57.86 BAM109.72
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$30.34 BAM57.54
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$83.76 BAM158.82
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$96.14 BAM182.30

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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