Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1565
$2989
🏠 One person rent
$285
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$462
$1054
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$633
$2322
💸 GDP per capita
$7585
$33815
😃 Human freedom index
7.35
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
73
🌐 English speaking %
16%
15%
🎓 Higher education
45
98
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
3.82M
125M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($655) is 43% less expensive than in Japan ($1155). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 139th vs 55th 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 83rd and 11th 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
$5.91
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$1165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$793
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1770
$4796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.6
$33.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3423
$12440

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$739
276K
Banja Luka
$737
185K
Mostar
$690
113K
Zenica
$529
111K
Tuzla
$656
111K
Bijeljina
$662
115K
Prijedor
$576
89.4K
Bihac
$497
56.3K
Sanski Most
$501
47.4K
Doboj
$562
68.5K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1601
14M
Yokohama
$1463
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1332
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1094
1.54M
Kobe
$1274
1.52M
Sapporo
$1101
1.96M
Sendai
$1103
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1252
1.6M
Hiroshima
$1116
1.2M
Saitama
$1081
1.33M
Kyoto
$1171
1.46M
Sakai
$1215
824K
Yokosuka
$1176
390K
Chiba
$1271
975K
Sagamihara
$1124
726K
Kitakyushu
$1060
935K
Kagoshima
$1165
594K
Hachioji
$1113
576K
Kumamoto
$1021
738K
Kawaguchi
$1099
593K
Amagasaki
$1205
459K
Utsunomiya
$1082
518K
Okayama
$1051
720K
Kashiwa
$1223
428K
Niigata
$1047
791K
Funabashi
$1192
641K
Shizuoka
$1073
686K
Hamamatsu
$1153
788K
Himeji
$1107
528K