Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1529
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$283
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$612
$782
💸 GDP per capita
$7585
$15892
😃 Human freedom index
7.35
7.89
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
46
🌐 English speaking %
16%
31%
🎓 Higher education
45
72
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
3.82M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($644) is 16% less expensive than in Romania ($770). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 145th vs 113th for Romania 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 months in Romania. Ranked 85th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$9.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1734
$1895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$5.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$5.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$7.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.84
$6.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.9
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2978
$6042

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$730
276K
Banja Luka
$714
185K
Mostar
$663
113K
Zenica
$527
111K
Tuzla
$635
111K
Bijeljina
$649
115K
Prijedor
$566
89.4K
Bihac
$536
56.3K
Sanski Most
$512
47.4K
Doboj
$555
68.5K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$962
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$941
287K
Timisoara
$777
251K
Iasi
$716
272K
Brasov
$872
238K
Constanta
$866
264K
Craiova
$717
234K
Ploiesti
$723
181K
Galati
$669
218K
Oradea
$710
183K
Sibiu
$772
134K
Arad
$621
145K
Braila
$682
155K
Pitesti
$652
141K
Targu Mures
$639
116K
Bacau
$687
136K
Buzau
$680
103K
Baia Mare
$591
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$599
93.2K
Suceava
$651
84.3K
Botosani
$685
90K
Bistrita
$587
78.9K
Satu Mare
$710
91.5K
Targoviste
$632
67K
Voluntari
$818
47.4K
Slatina
$612
63.5K
Piatra Neamt
$628
79.7K
Focsani
$542
66.6K
Targu Jiu
$552
73.5K
Alexandria
$527
40.4K