Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 45.7% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$6.02
BAM11.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$5.03
BAM9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$1.57
BAM2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.98
BAM1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$3.52
BAM6.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$4.65
BAM8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$2.51
BAM4.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.05
BAM5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.70
BAM1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.66
BAM1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.69
BAM1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$5.43
BAM10.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$35.51
BAM66.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,909.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$7.78
BAM14.59
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$23.89
BAM44.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$237.10
BAM444.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$180.33
BAM338.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$108.25
BAM202.92
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$139.91
BAM262.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,144.84
|
|
pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$1.79
BAM3.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$1.34
BAM2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$3.34
BAM6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.77
BAM48.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$4.65
BAM8.71
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$57.86
BAM108.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$30.34
BAM56.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$83.76
BAM157.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$96.14
BAM180.22
|
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