Cost of living comparison

Bosnia and Herzegovina

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 15.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 14.7% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 41.7% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM10.79	$3.85 KES498.82	-36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.00	$6.17 KES798.11	+22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.80	$0.66 KES85.79	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.79	$0.53 KES68.93	-46.8%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.75	$0.56 KES72.25	-42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.30	$5.59 KES723.60	+58.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.33	$3.35 KES433.86	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.50	$1.70 KES220.41	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.46	$2.71 KES350.75	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM0.95	$1.26 KES163.59	+137.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.25	$0.50 KES64.68	-28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.18	$0.87 KES113.11	+32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.23	$0.46 KES59.17	-33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.76	$0.48 KES62.46	+14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.84	$0.56 KES72.01	+18.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM9.72	$6.17 KES799.28	+13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM63.58	$30.83 KES3,990.54	-13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM43,854.05	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM13.93	$13.87 KES1,795.74	+78.3%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 14.7% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM42.78	$39.39 KES5,099.38	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM424.55	$428.53 KES55,472.96	+80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM322.90	$166.44 KES21,545.08	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM193.83	$22.39 KES2,898.71	-79.3%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM250.53	$166.67 KES21,576.04	+19.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM4,914.51	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	+191.8%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.21	$2.31 KES299.29	+28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.39	$2.24 KES290.08	+67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM5.99	$3.08 KES399.05	-7.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM46.15	$44.12 KES5,710.95	+71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.32	$6.17 KES798.11	+32.7%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM103.61	$16.84 KES2,180.31	-70.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM54.33	$22.95 KES2,970.74	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM149.98	$61.84 KES8,004.83	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM172.15	$52.50 KES6,796.35	-45.4%
Average			-41.7%

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