Where is it better to live in Kosovo or in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
To answer the question - which country - Kosovo or Bosnia and Herzegovina, is more comfortable for living, let’s compare different constituents which make the standard of living:
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Perhaps, it’s difficult to argue that it’s better to live in a rich country than in a poor one. As of 2024 year data, the basic indicator of the economic development - GDP by purchasing power parity per capita - was:
● In Kosovo - 18,1 thousand dollars,
● In Bosnia and Herzegovina - 23,7 thousand dollars.
Thus, according to the gross production per one person, Bosnia and Herzegovina leaves Kosovo behind by %.
Let’s compare the data about average labor level pay in both countries.
The average gross salary (before the taxes and other mandatory fees) is:
● in Kosovo - 521 euros (about 560 US$);
● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1,987 Bosnian marks (about 1100 US$).
The average net salary (i.e. the sum, given to the workers after the tax pay) is a bit lower:
● in Kosovo - 446 Euro (481 US$);
● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1,277 Bosnian marks (705 US$).
Where are the prices lower? up↑
The average GDP gap per capita is narrowed down by the difference in cost of living. According to the statistics of the data base Numbeo, at the beginning of 2025 year, Kosovo is a cheaper country.
The price level in Kosovo for basic goods and services (including food, consumer goods, transport, mobile connection and utility bills) is on average % lower than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In other words, at the current exchange rate 1000 dollars in Bosnia and Herzegovina will have the same purchasing power as dollars in Kosovo.
Where is the crime rate lower? up↑
One can evaluate the general level of criminal situation with the help of “crime rate”. This indicator is calculated by the portal Numbeo, which specializes in rating scores of different life aspects in all the world regions and shows how safe it is to live in the country from a risk of becoming a victim of lawbreakers (the higher the crime rate is, the higher the risk is). As of 2025 year, the crime rate is:
● in Kosovo - 40.8;
● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 41.7
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To estimate the population law-abidingness and law enforcement activity, let’s pay attention to the statics of premeditated murders and to the data about the number of Kosovars and Bosnians, being imprisoned.
Yearly out of 100 thousand people, murders kill:
● in Kosovo - 1.99 people;
● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1.08 people
***As of 2023 year, in prisons and criminal camps the number of inmates is:
● in Kosovo - 1.83 thousand, or 100 prisoners per 100,000 people;
● in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1.81 thousand, or 83 prisoners per 100,000 people
So, they kill and get imprisoned more in Kosovo, though according to the crime rate, the more criminal country is Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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