Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 36.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Spain, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$5.35
BAM9.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$4.62
BAM8.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$3.70
BAM6.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$4.22
BAM7.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.29
BAM4.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$3.04
BAM5.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.68
BAM1.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.69
BAM1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$5.41
BAM9.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$32.45
BAM58.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$23,179.19
BAM41,661.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$6.57
BAM11.82
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$24.07
BAM43.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$213.13
BAM383.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$158.46
BAM284.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$112.76
BAM202.67
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$150.52
BAM270.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,729.05
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.56
BAM2.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.28
BAM2.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$3.33
BAM5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$24.30
BAM43.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$4.03
BAM7.25
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$60.85
BAM109.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$27.86
BAM50.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$76.64
BAM137.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$90.02
BAM161.80
|
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