Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 60.4% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 32.8% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 60.5% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 81.8% more in Eritrea

The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Eritrea are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Eritrea. Notably, housing, groceries, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Eritrea.

Eritrea vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eritrea instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 67.7% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.44	$18.14 ERN272.04	+201.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM8.71	$5.99 ERN89.85	+19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.72	$1.83 ERN27.50	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.73	$1.33 ERN20.00	+33.3%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.69	$0.50 ERN7.50	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.10	$1.50 ERN22.50	-57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.06	$6.14 ERN92.11	+32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.36	$4.52 ERN67.80	+79.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.28	$12.17 ERN182.57	+299.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.92	$5.54 ERN83.16	+940.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.21	$0.58 ERN8.69	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.15	$0.86 ERN12.85	+29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.19	$0.55 ERN8.32	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.73	$0.80 ERN11.94	+88.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.81	$0.48 ERN7.26	+3.2%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 32.8% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.41	$8.83 ERN132.49	+62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM61.56	$8.00 ERN120.00	-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM42,457.00	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+172.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.49	$5.73 ERN85.99	-26.3%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM41.42	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+737.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM411.03	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	+100.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM312.61	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	+121.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM187.66	$21.03 ERN315.44	-80.6%
Average			+219.7%

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM242.55	$25.00 ERN375.00	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,757.95	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-39.0%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.11	$1.00 ERN15.00	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.32	$0.77 ERN11.58	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM5.80	$2.00 ERN30.00	-40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM44.68	$27.00 ERN405.00	+4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.06	$1.10 ERN16.50	-76.3%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 81.8% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM100.31	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM52.60	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+147.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM145.20	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+138.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM166.66	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	-1.2%
Average			+81.8%

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