Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$291
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$468
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$649
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$7569
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
7.33
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
73
🌐 English speaking %
16%
15%
🎓 Higher education
64
98
😀 Quality of life
49
91
🏙️ Population
3.82M
125M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($656) is 40% less expensive than in Japan ($1097). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 142nd vs 67th 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 2 months in Japan. Ranked 84th and 14th 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
$5.44
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1848
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.06
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.25
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.23
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.5
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$11309

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$742
276K
Banja Luka
$742
185K
Mostar
$672
113K
Tuzla
$645
111K
Zenica
$545
111K
Bijeljina
$661
115K
Bihac
$558
56.3K
Prijedor
$517
89.4K
Sanski Most
$503
47.4K
Doboj
$604
68.5K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K