Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 43.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.02
BAM11.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.03
BAM9.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.57
BAM2.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.52
BAM6.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.65
BAM8.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.51
BAM4.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.05
BAM5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.43
BAM10.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.51
BAM66.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,740.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.78
BAM14.53
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$23.89
BAM44.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$237.10
BAM442.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$180.33
BAM336.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$108.25
BAM202.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$139.91
BAM261.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,744.59
BAM5,125.95
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.79
BAM3.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.34
BAM6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$25.77
BAM48.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.65
BAM8.68
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$57.86
BAM108.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.34
BAM56.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$83.76
BAM156.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$96.14
BAM179.55
|
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