Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.6 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 98.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 63.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP200.17	$6.02 BAM10.94	+52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP244.63	$5.03 BAM9.13	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.45	$1.57 BAM2.84	+412.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$1.00 BAM1.82	+712.9%
Average			+295.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.28	$0.98 BAM1.77	+28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP89.24	$3.52 BAM6.39	+99.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP166.80	$4.65 BAM8.45	+41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP78.00	$2.51 BAM4.56	+62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP99.59	$3.05 BAM5.53	+54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.14	$0.53 BAM0.97	-13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.84	$0.70 BAM1.27	+225.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.43	$0.66 BAM1.20	+349.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.02	$0.69 BAM1.25	+284.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.45	$0.42 BAM0.77	+104.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.43	$0.47 BAM0.85	+107.5%
Average			+122.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.55	$5.43 BAM9.86	+454.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP607.34	$35.51 BAM64.46	+195.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,474,325.32	$24,491.04 BAM44,463.65	-16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP134.22	$7.78 BAM14.13	+193.2%
Average			+206.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP385.64	$23.89 BAM43.38	+213.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,422.82	$237.10 BAM430.45	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,619.34	$180.33 BAM327.39	+62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP599.37	$108.25 BAM196.53	+813.3%
Average			+276.0%

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pay 98.3% more for childcare

	Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,366.25	$139.91 BAM254.01	+110.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP74,475.85	$2,744.59 BAM4,982.82	+86.4%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP90.67	$1.79 BAM3.26
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP69.62	$1.34 BAM2.43	-3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP93.57	$3.34 BAM6.07	+80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,105.70	$25.77 BAM46.79	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP135.44	$4.65 BAM8.44	+73.5%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 63.9% more for clothing

	Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,185.51	$57.86 BAM105.05	+146.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,452.20	$30.34 BAM55.09	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,914.03	$83.76 BAM152.07	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,870.26	$96.14 BAM174.54	+159.9%
Average			+63.9%

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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: April 2025

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