Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 10.1% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
$6.02
BAM11.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
$5.03
BAM9.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
$1.57
BAM2.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
$1.00
BAM1.86
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
$3.52
BAM6.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
$4.65
BAM8.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
$2.51
BAM4.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
$3.05
BAM5.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
$5.43
BAM10.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
$35.51
BAM66.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,586.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
$7.78
BAM14.48
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
$23.89
BAM44.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
$237.10
BAM441.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
$180.33
BAM335.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
$108.25
BAM201.49
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
$139.91
BAM260.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,108.61
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
$1.79
BAM3.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
$3.34
BAM6.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
$25.77
BAM47.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
$4.65
BAM8.65
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
$57.86
BAM107.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
$30.34
BAM56.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
$83.76
BAM155.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
$96.14
BAM178.95
|
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