Cost of living comparison

Tennessee, USA

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Tennessee Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 44.7% cheaper than Tennessee.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 45.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 64.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 85.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Tennessee Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% less for restaurants

	Tennessee	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.86	$6.02 BAM10.31	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.51	$5.03 BAM8.61	-47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.54	$1.57 BAM2.68	-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.06	$1.00 BAM1.71	-51.4%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

	Tennessee	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.90	$0.98 BAM1.67	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63	$3.52 BAM6.03	-37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.62	$4.65 BAM7.97	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.49	$2.51 BAM4.30	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.03	$3.05 BAM5.22	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70	$0.53 BAM0.91	-80.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73	$0.70 BAM1.20	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.66 BAM1.13	-66.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.69 BAM1.17	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32	$0.42 BAM0.72	-68.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.70	$0.47 BAM0.80	-72.5%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Tennessee	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06	$5.43 BAM9.30	+77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.50	$35.51 BAM60.80	-14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,466.25	$24,491.04 BAM41,935.15	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.88	$7.78 BAM13.32	-47.7%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 64.3% less for housing

	Tennessee	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.90	$23.89 BAM40.91	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,303.80	$237.10 BAM405.98	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,173.17	$180.33 BAM308.77	-84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.41	$108.25 BAM185.35	-26.6%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 85.2% less for childcare

	Tennessee	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,030.34	$139.91 BAM239.57	-86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,284.00	$2,744.59 BAM4,699.47	-84.1%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tennessee	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.95	$1.79 BAM3.07	-69.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$1.34 BAM2.29	-73.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10	$3.34 BAM5.73	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17	$25.77 BAM44.13	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70	$4.65 BAM7.96	-63.4%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Tennessee	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.07	$57.86 BAM99.08	+9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.48	$30.34 BAM51.96	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.12	$83.76 BAM143.42	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.39	$96.14 BAM164.62	-12.1%
Average			-8.7%

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