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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.7% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 58.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 21.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,961	$6.02 BAM11.49	+30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,874	$5.03 BAM9.59	+11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA880	$1.57 BAM2.99	+13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA359	$1.00 BAM1.91	+78.2%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA257	$0.98 BAM1.86	+142.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA6,271	$3.52 BAM6.71	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA6,020	$4.65 BAM8.87	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,139	$2.51 BAM4.79	+41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA2,003	$3.05 BAM5.81	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA1,043	$0.53 BAM1.02	-67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA511	$0.70 BAM1.33	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA498	$0.66 BAM1.26	-15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA358	$0.69 BAM1.31	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA574	$0.42 BAM0.80	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA433	$0.47 BAM0.89	-30.7%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 58.8% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,818	$5.43 BAM10.35	+23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$35.51 BAM67.71	+117.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA16,509,228	$24,491.04 BAM46,701.67	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,491	$7.78 BAM14.84	+99.8%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 21.4% less for housing

	Cameroon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA61,549	$23.89 BAM45.56	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA227,569	$237.10 BAM452.12	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA169,687	$180.33 BAM343.86	-32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA44,691	$108.25 BAM206.42	+54.9%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA219,807	$139.91 BAM266.80	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,703,268	$2,744.59 BAM5,233.63	+3.1%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA732	$1.79 BAM3.42	+56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,021	$1.34 BAM2.55	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,219	$3.34 BAM6.38	+75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA18,000	$25.77 BAM49.14	-8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$4.65 BAM8.86	-43.1%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA26,721	$57.86 BAM110.34	+38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA33,387	$30.34 BAM57.86	-41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA61,858	$83.76 BAM159.72	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA70,688	$96.14 BAM183.33	-13.0%
Average			-7.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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