Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 33.8% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Spain, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.15
|
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.74
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.94
|
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.52
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.19
|
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.05
|
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.49
|
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,906.62
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.82
|
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.22
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€827.31
|
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€656.39
|
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.60
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€366.04
|
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,972.55
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.36
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.65
|
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.19
|
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.97
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.46
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.93
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.67
|
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
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