Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1565
$1424
🏠 One person rent
$285
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$462
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$633
$488
💸 GDP per capita
$7585
$645
😃 Human freedom index
7.35
6.89
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
34
🌐 English speaking %
16%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
45
41
😀 Quality of life
49
29
🏙️ Population
3.82M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($655) is 13% more expensive than in Malawi ($578). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 139th vs 161st for Malawi 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 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 83rd and 153rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
17.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1770
$10369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$571
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$2.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.6
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3423
$2278

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$551
1.9M
Lilongwe
$625
989K
Mzuzu
$602
150K
Zomba
$557
101K
Mangochi
$592
53.5K
Mzimba
$601
26.1K
Ntcheu
$591
14.6K
Mulanje
$558
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$614
14.6K