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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 44.0% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 46.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 65.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 1.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PYG25,565	$6.02 BAM11.30	+83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 PYG34,306	$5.03 BAM9.43	+14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PYG6,235	$1.57 BAM2.94	+95.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 PYG3,611	$1.00 BAM1.88	+115.6%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 46.2% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PYG4,969	$0.98 BAM1.83	+52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.72 PYG21,139	$3.52 BAM6.60	+29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.00 PYG23,364	$4.65 BAM8.73	+55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 PYG13,002	$2.51 BAM4.71	+50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 PYG10,027	$3.05 BAM5.72	+136.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 PYG6,411	$0.53 BAM1.00	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,521	$0.70 BAM1.31	+115.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PYG2,901	$0.66 BAM1.24	+77.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 PYG4,968	$0.69 BAM1.29	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PYG3,262	$0.42 BAM0.79	+0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG3,094	$0.47 BAM0.88	+18.0%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,309	$5.43 BAM10.18	+54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG197,920	$35.51 BAM66.61	+39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG115,783,481	$24,491.04 BAM45,940.22	+64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG69,272	$7.78 BAM14.60	-12.6%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 65.7% more for housing

	Paraguay	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.38 PYG127,512	$23.89 BAM44.82	+45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.08 PYG2,647,186	$237.10 BAM444.75	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.33 PYG2,034,183	$180.33 BAM338.26	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.63 PYG222,883	$108.25 BAM203.05	+278.1%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 1.2% less for childcare

	Paraguay	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.10 PYG1,012,693	$139.91 BAM262.45	+7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,042.69 PYG23,684,484	$2,744.59 BAM5,148.30	-9.8%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 PYG7,917	$1.79 BAM3.36	+76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 PYG12,881	$1.34 BAM2.51	-19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.06 PYG8,247	$3.34 BAM6.27	+215.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.68 PYG199,900	$25.77 BAM48.34	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 PYG37,110	$4.65 BAM8.72	-2.5%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG393,862	$57.86 BAM108.54	+14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG245,421	$30.34 BAM56.92	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG552,528	$83.76 BAM157.12	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG395,841	$96.14 BAM180.34	+89.1%
Average			+29.4%

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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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