Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 16.9% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
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