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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 26.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 45.1% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 15.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.48 EC$17.50	$6.02 BAM11.49	-7.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 EC$20.41	$5.03 BAM9.59	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 EC$3.93	$1.57 BAM2.99	+7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 EC$2.43	$1.00 BAM1.91	+11.4%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 EC$3.45	$0.98 BAM1.86	-23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 EC$12.25	$3.52 BAM6.71	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 EC$20.46	$4.65 BAM8.87	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 EC$9.09	$2.51 BAM4.79	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.05 BAM5.81	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82 EC$7.63	$0.53 BAM1.02	-81.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$0.70 BAM1.33	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	$0.66 BAM1.26	-66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.69 BAM1.31	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 EC$7.11	$0.42 BAM0.80	-84.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.47 BAM0.89	-40.2%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$5.43 BAM10.35	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.51 BAM67.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$24,491.04 BAM46,701.67	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.78 BAM14.84
Average			-9.7%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.26 EC$135.83	$23.89 BAM45.56	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.48 EC$1,233.67	$237.10 BAM452.12	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.27 EC$1,025.00	$180.33 BAM343.86	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.25 EC$235.78	$108.25 BAM206.42	+24.1%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$164.97 EC$445.83	$139.91 BAM266.80	-15.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,510.48 EC$23,000.00	$2,744.59 BAM5,233.63	-67.8%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 EC$6.03	$1.79 BAM3.42	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 EC$8.70	$1.34 BAM2.55	-58.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.34 BAM6.38
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.09 EC$108.33	$25.77 BAM49.14	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 EC$18.75	$4.65 BAM8.86	-33.0%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 15.2% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$57.86 BAM110.34	+14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.04 EC$154.17	$30.34 BAM57.86	-46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.30 EC$279.17	$83.76 BAM159.72	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.38 EC$287.50	$96.14 BAM183.33	-9.6%
Average			-15.2%

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