Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$366
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$708
$1419
💸 GDP per capita
$9359
$23409
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
60
🌐 English speaking %
16%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
64
72
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
3.16M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($819) is 30% less expensive than in Latvia ($1163). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 130th vs 74th for Latvia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to 1.2 months in Latvia. Ranked 76th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.26
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2461
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$9.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.92
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.56
$8.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3636
$17173

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Cities Comparison in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$956
276K
Banja Luka
$965
185K
Zenica
$631
111K
Tuzla
$721
111K
Mostar
$819
105K
Prijedor
$723
89.4K
Bihac
$676
56.3K
Doboj
$682
68.5K
Bijeljina
$741
42.3K
Sanski Most
$629
16.9K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K