Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$321
$580
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$890
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$486
💸 GDP per capita
$8426
$5344
😃 Human freedom index
7.33
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
31
🌐 English speaking %
16%
1%
🎓 Higher education
64
40
😀 Quality of life
49
36
🏙️ Population
3.82M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($722) is 34% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1098). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 133rd vs 71st for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 81st and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bosnia and Herzegovina El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$8.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.6
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.43
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.11
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.5
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2875
$4626

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$816
276K
Banja Luka
$802
185K
Tuzla
$695
111K
Bijeljina
$707
115K
Zenica
$593
111K
Mostar
$705
105K
Prijedor
$663
89.4K
Bihac
$618
56.3K
Doboj
$641
68.5K
Sanski Most
$566
16.9K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1192
316K
Santa Ana
$709
245K
Soyapango
$1173
241K
San Miguel
$1081
218K
Mejicanos
$1161
141K
Apopa
$1145
131K
Ahuachapan
$1455
111K
Santa Tecla
$1202
122K
Sonsonate
$882
71.5K
Usulutan
$1088
73.1K