Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$3140
🏠 One person rent
$366
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$1261
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$708
$1499
💸 GDP per capita
$9359
$25993
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
8.14
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
48
🌐 English speaking %
16%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
64
77
😀 Quality of life
58
73
🏙️ Population
3.16M
5.42M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($819) is 40% less expensive than in Slovakia ($1365). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 130th vs 47th for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 76th and 46th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.26
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$1314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2461
$4243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.92
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$6.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.56
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3636
$10868

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Cities Comparison in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Slovakia

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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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1561
479K
Kosice
$1558
224K
Petrzalka
$1451
112K
Nitra
$1278
75.9K
Zilina
$1221
80.3K
Presov
$1091
81.7K
Trnava
$1335
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1190
73.5K
Martin
$1196
50.3K
Trencin
$1291
54.1K
Povazska Bystrica
$1281
37K
Prievidza
$1026
42.4K
Zvolen
$1394
39.2K
Poprad
$1309
48.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1211
29.9K
Komarno
$1196
31.9K
Nove Zamky
$1166
36K
Michalovce
$1233
35.3K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1122
34.3K
Ruzomberok
$1267
26.4K
Levice
$989
30.6K
Piestany
$1036
26.4K
Lucenec
$1063
24.7K