Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 44.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
|
pay 65.7% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
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