Cost of living comparison

Virginia, USA

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Virginia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 50.9% cheaper than Virginia.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 48.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 66.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 90.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Virginia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Virginia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.49	$6.02 BAM10.31	-70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13	$5.03 BAM8.61	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48	$1.57 BAM2.68	-36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04	$1.00 BAM1.71	-50.9%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 48.8% less for groceries

	Virginia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44	$0.98 BAM1.67	-71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.98	$3.52 BAM6.03	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.79	$4.65 BAM7.97	+22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41	$2.51 BAM4.30	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.54	$3.05 BAM5.22	-45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62	$0.53 BAM0.91	-79.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.70 BAM1.20	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.23	$0.66 BAM1.13	-70.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41	$0.69 BAM1.17	-71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55	$0.42 BAM0.72	-72.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.41	$0.47 BAM0.80	-66.7%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Virginia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36	$5.43 BAM9.30	+61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.15	$35.51 BAM60.80	-55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,788.87	$24,491.04 BAM41,935.15	-25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.99	$7.78 BAM13.32	-54.2%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 66.5% less for housing

	Virginia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.48	$23.89 BAM40.91	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,832.03	$237.10 BAM405.98	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,500.84	$180.33 BAM308.77	-88.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.31	$108.25 BAM185.35	-25.5%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 90.9% less for childcare

	Virginia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,614.20	$139.91 BAM239.57	-91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,849.72	$2,744.59 BAM4,699.47	-90.5%
Average			-90.9%

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pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Virginia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.17	$1.79 BAM3.07	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19	$1.34 BAM2.29	-74.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.03	$3.34 BAM5.73	-63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.19	$25.77 BAM44.13	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.24	$4.65 BAM7.96	-67.4%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Virginia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.05	$57.86 BAM99.08	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.36	$30.34 BAM51.96	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.16	$83.76 BAM143.42	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.91	$96.14 BAM164.62	-24.2%
Average			-12.7%

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