Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 12.6% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$6.02
BAM11.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$5.03
BAM9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.57
BAM2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.98
BAM1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$3.52
BAM6.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$4.65
BAM8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.51
BAM4.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$3.05
BAM5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.70
BAM1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.66
BAM1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.69
BAM1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$5.43
BAM10.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$35.51
BAM66.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,909.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$7.78
BAM14.59
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$23.89
BAM44.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$237.10
BAM444.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$180.33
BAM338.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$108.25
BAM202.92
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$139.91
BAM262.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,144.84
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$1.79
BAM3.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$1.34
BAM2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$3.34
BAM6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$25.77
BAM48.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$4.65
BAM8.71
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$57.86
BAM108.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$30.34
BAM56.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$83.76
BAM157.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$96.14
BAM180.22
|
|
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