Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$321
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$8426
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
7.33
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
73
🌐 English speaking %
16%
15%
🎓 Higher education
64
98
😀 Quality of life
49
89
🏙️ Population
3.82M
125M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($722) is 38% less expensive than in Japan ($1160). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 133rd vs 65th for Japan 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 81st and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.6
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.43
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.11
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.5
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2875
$11669

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K