Bosnia and Herzegovina vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$1542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$3796
🏠 One person rent
$307
$799
🏘️ Family rent
$488
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$696
$2516
💸 GDP per capita
$8639
$44691
😃 Human freedom index
7.15
8.21
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
67
🌐 English speaking %
16%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
65
86
😀 Quality of life
50
84
🏙️ Population
3.82M
68.4M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($697) is 55% less expensive than in France ($1542). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 139th vs 27th for France 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 1.6 months in France. Ranked 80th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs France

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and France as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.73
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.49
 Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$787
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$618
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.11%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2096
$5861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1492
$4268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$673
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2824
$10898

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$796
276K
Banja Luka
$803
185K
Tuzla
$636
111K
Bijeljina
$661
115K
Mostar
$693
105K
Zenica
$559
111K
Prijedor
$659
89.4K
Bihac
$556
56.3K
Doboj
$603
68.5K
Sanski Most
$558
16.9K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K