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Cost of living and expenses in Bosnia and Herzegovina
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina convertible mark (BAM). For 10 US dollars you can get 18.5 Bosnia-Herzegovina convertible marks. For 100 US dollars you can get 185 Bosnia-Herzegovina convertible marks. And the other way around: For 10 Bosnia-Herzegovina convertible marks you can get 5.39 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Bosnia and Herzegovina
What are the different prices in the cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Look here: Prices in cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prices: Banja Luka Doboj Mostar Sarajevo Travnik Trebinje Tuzla Visoko Zenica Bijeljina
Prices and availability of products in shops and supermarkets in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo
Pizza prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo
fees
$149 ($106 - $229)
28% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$24 ($16.2 - $32)
66% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$62 ($22 - $108)
18% more than in United States
average earnings
$664
85% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$239 ($162 - $431)
87% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$287 ($189 - $431)
88% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.1 (BAM 2)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $30 (BAM 55)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.4 (BAM 2.7)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $21.6K (BAM 40K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $239 (BAM 443)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $181 (BAM 336)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $389 (BAM 722)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $287 (BAM 532)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $149 (BAM 276)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $24 (BAM 45)
- numb_34 $17.4 (BAM 32)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $62 (BAM 115)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $30 (BAM 55)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $79 (BAM 146)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $89 (BAM 166)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $22.6K (BAM 41.9K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $154 (BAM 285)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.88K (BAM 3.48K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $2.52K (BAM 4.68K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.36K (BAM 2.52K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $664 (BAM 1.23K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 3.6%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.3 (BAM 2.5)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.81 (BAM 1.5)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $8.1 (BAM 15)
Price changes in previous years in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2012: $1.32K(BAM 2.44K), 2013: $1.29K(BAM 2.39K), 2014: $1.29K(BAM 2.39K), 2015: $1.16K(BAM 2.15K), 2016: $1.25K(BAM 2.31K), 2017: $1.29K(BAM 2.4K), and 2018: $1.35K(BAM 2.49K)
Have earnings increased in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $442(BAM 819), 2013: $420(BAM 778), 2014: $432(BAM 800), 2015: $428(BAM 793), 2016: $452(BAM 838), 2017: $437(BAM 811), and 2018: $454(BAM 842)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $118(BAM 219), 2013: $120(BAM 222), 2014: $131(BAM 244), 2015: $121(BAM 225), 2016: $119(BAM 220), 2017: $130(BAM 241), and 2018: $138(BAM 255)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $17.3(BAM 32), 2013: $14.2(BAM 26), 2014: $13.5(BAM 25), 2015: $14.3(BAM 27), 2016: $13.9(BAM 26), 2017: $18.7(BAM 35), and 2018: $23(BAM 42)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $69(BAM 128), 2013: $67(BAM 124), 2014: $55(BAM 102), 2015: $54(BAM 100), 2016: $60(BAM 111), 2017: $52(BAM 96), and 2018: $61(BAM 113)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
average earnings
$664
85% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$1.7 ($1.1 - $2.7)
63% is less expensive than in United States
Burger King or a similar bar
$5.4 ($4.3 - $6.5)
by half less than in United States
cheese
$7.4 ($3.5 - $11.3)
by half less than in United States
fees
$149 ($106 - $229)
28% is less expensive than in United States
bottle of water
$0.93 ($0.65 - $1.1)
by half less than in United States