Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$1964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1565
$4408
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1059
🏘️ Family rent
$462
$1812
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$633
$3514
💸 GDP per capita
$7585
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
7.35
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
84
🌐 English speaking %
16%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
49
94
🏙️ Population
3.82M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($655) is 67% less expensive than in Norway ($1964). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 139th vs 14th for Norway 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 83rd and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Norway

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$9.43
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1770
$6858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$5076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$77.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$29.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.6
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3423
$7327

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2245
709K
Bergen
$2035
267K
Trondheim
$1956
195K
Stavanger
$1938
145K
Baerum
$1934
130K
Drammen
$1824
102K
Lillestrom
$1995
91.5K
Sandnes
$1828
81.3K
Asker
$2191
97.8K
Tromso
$2051
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1910
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1668
57.8K
Alesund
$1682
52.2K
Kristiansand
$1730
64.1K
Skien
$1628
55.5K
Karmoy
$1673
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1522
58.2K
Moss
$1898
50.3K
Bodo
$1879
41.7K
Sandefjord
$1889
44.4K
Arendal
$1579
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1599
36.6K
Halden
$1527
31.4K
Molde
$1785
32K
Kongsberg
$1803
27.9K
Jessheim
$1858
21.6K
Gjovik
$1740
30.6K
Kristiansund
$1483
24K
Larvik
$1692
24.6K
Hamar
$1993
27.9K