Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$2913
🏠 One person rent
$307
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$488
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$696
$2115
💸 GDP per capita
$8639
$33767
😃 Human freedom index
7.15
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
71
🌐 English speaking %
16%
15%
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
3.82M
125M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($697) is 39% less expensive than in Japan ($1135). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 139th vs 62nd 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 80th and 15th 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
$6.73
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.11%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2096
$5067
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1492
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2824
$12687

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1607
14.3M
Yokohama
$1335
3.76M
Osaka
$1242
2.75M
Nagoya
$1202
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1249
1.54M
Hiroshima
$878
1.2M
Sapporo
$1204
1.96M
Kyoto
$1148
1.46M
Kobe
$1107
1.52M
Chiba
$1267
975K
Saitama
$1196
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1057
1.6M
Sendai
$1055
1.06M
Sakai
$1146
824K
Yokosuka
$1125
390K
Sagamihara
$1042
726K
Shizuoka
$932
686K
Kitakyushu
$1003
935K
Kagoshima
$1158
594K
Hachioji
$1305
576K
Wakayama
$1189
353K
Kumamoto
$894
738K
Amagasaki
$1111
456K
Utsunomiya
$1009
518K
Kawaguchi
$1081
594K
Funabashi
$1231
641K
Niigata
$1059
791K
Hamamatsu
$1045
788K
Himeji
$1181
528K
Kurashiki
$1078
475K