Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 14.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Peru, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
|
pay 30.8% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
|
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