Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 18.5% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.25
|
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.39
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.93
|
$0.81
SOS462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
$0.51
SOS292
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.58
|
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.69
|
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.69
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.69
|
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
$1.73
SOS987
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$1.32
SOS752
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.60
SOS343
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.14
|
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM66.32
|
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,740.84
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.53
|
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.62
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM442.82
|
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM336.79
|
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM202.17
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM261.31
|
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,125.95
|
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.35
|
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
$1.24
SOS706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.24
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM48.13
|
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.68
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM108.07
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.67
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM156.44
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM179.55
|
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
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