Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 13.1% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 21.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 26.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.23 F CFA739	$6.02 BAM10.94	+391.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.35 F CFA4,435	$5.03 BAM9.13	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 F CFA460	$1.57 BAM2.84	+105.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 F CFA320	$1.00 BAM1.82	+88.3%
Average			+138.4%

Burkina Faso vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.2% less for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 F CFA431	$0.98 BAM1.77	+36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$3.52 BAM6.39	-56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.16 F CFA5,526	$4.65 BAM8.45	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 F CFA1,726	$2.51 BAM4.56	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 F CFA5,364	$3.05 BAM5.53	-65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 F CFA894	$0.53 BAM0.97	-64.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 F CFA300	$0.70 BAM1.27	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 F CFA249	$0.66 BAM1.20	+60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 F CFA630	$0.69 BAM1.25	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 F CFA721	$0.42 BAM0.77	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA370	$0.47 BAM0.85	-23.6%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 F CFA2,919	$5.43 BAM9.86	+12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.51 BAM64.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,491.04 BAM44,463.65
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.78 BAM14.13
Average			+12.2%

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pay 26.0% less for housing

	Burkina Faso	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.85 F CFA27,052	$23.89 BAM43.38	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 F CFA246,371	$237.10 BAM430.45	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.93 F CFA172,460	$180.33 BAM327.39	-36.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.13 F CFA53,757	$108.25 BAM196.53	+21.5%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.54 F CFA73,911	$139.91 BAM254.01	+14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,052.55 F CFA9,078,960	$2,744.59 BAM4,982.82	-81.8%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 F CFA690	$1.79 BAM3.26	+56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 F CFA985	$1.34 BAM2.43	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA985	$3.34 BAM6.07	+104.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA34,492	$25.77 BAM46.79	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$4.65 BAM8.44	-43.1%
Average			+9.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$57.86 BAM105.05
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$30.34 BAM55.09
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$83.76 BAM152.07
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$96.14 BAM174.54

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