Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 11.8% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 40.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 14.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 NT$124.28	$6.02 BAM10.25	+43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.80 NT$141.87	$5.03 BAM8.55	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$28.01	$1.57 BAM2.66	+65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 NT$18.03	$1.00 BAM1.70	+63.9%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 40.4% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$52.05	$0.98 BAM1.66	-44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 NT$210.16	$3.52 BAM5.99	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.33 NT$334.76	$4.65 BAM7.91	-58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 NT$74.84	$2.51 BAM4.27	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 NT$94.84	$3.05 BAM5.19	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NT$52.35	$0.53 BAM0.91	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$23.61	$0.70 BAM1.19	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 NT$32.39	$0.66 BAM1.12	-39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$37.43	$0.69 BAM1.17	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$35.70	$0.42 BAM0.72	-65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$28.27	$0.47 BAM0.80	-51.0%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.59 NT$106.07	$5.43 BAM9.24	+51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.87 NT$1,119.06	$35.51 BAM60.41	-6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,524.98 NT$990,656.47	$24,491.04 BAM41,667.93	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.35 NT$276.18	$7.78 BAM13.24	-16.8%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 14.0% more for housing

	Taiwan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.76 NT$554.41	$23.89 BAM40.65	+27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.89 NT$11,432.62	$237.10 BAM403.39	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$269.95 NT$7,976.94	$180.33 BAM306.80	-33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.00 NT$1,595.74	$108.25 BAM184.17	+100.5%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$472.11 NT$13,950.72	$139.91 BAM238.04	-70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,471.45 NT$427,628.41	$2,744.59 BAM4,669.52	-81.0%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$53.80	$1.79 BAM3.05	-1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 NT$76.55	$1.34 BAM2.27	-48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 NT$118.11	$3.34 BAM5.69	-16.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.52 NT$1,020.05	$25.77 BAM43.85	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.29 NT$274.40	$4.65 BAM7.91	-49.9%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.92 NT$1,888.93	$57.86 BAM98.45	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.11 NT$830.69	$30.34 BAM51.62	+7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.13 NT$2,249.60	$83.76 BAM142.51	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.74 NT$2,710.81	$96.14 BAM163.57	+4.8%
Average			+3.3%

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