Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.1% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 94.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 55.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 11.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.9% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB788.24	$6.02 BAM10.94	+0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB819.15	$5.03 BAM9.13	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.13	$1.57 BAM2.84	+99.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.97	$1.00 BAM1.82	+99.2%
Average			+44.9%

Ethiopia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB157.85	$0.98 BAM1.77	-18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB637.61	$3.52 BAM6.39	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB798.56	$4.65 BAM8.45	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.03	$2.51 BAM4.56	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB741.75	$3.05 BAM5.53	-46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB433.71	$0.53 BAM0.97	-83.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.52	$0.70 BAM1.27	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.65	$0.66 BAM1.20	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.78	$0.69 BAM1.25	+77.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.89	$0.42 BAM0.77	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.33	$0.47 BAM0.85	-41.0%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 94.2% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB641.06	$5.43 BAM9.86	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	$35.51 BAM64.46	+255.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	$24,491.04 BAM44,463.65	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB481.48	$7.78 BAM14.13	+112.3%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 55.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	$23.89 BAM43.38	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	$237.10 BAM430.45	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	$180.33 BAM327.39	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	$108.25 BAM196.53	-13.3%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 11.0% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	$139.91 BAM254.01	+71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	$2,744.59 BAM4,982.82	-93.8%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.37	$1.79 BAM3.26	+79.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.04	$1.34 BAM2.43	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB525.49	$3.34 BAM6.07	-16.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	$25.77 BAM46.79	-71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB880.20	$4.65 BAM8.44	-30.6%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	$57.86 BAM105.05	+19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	$30.34 BAM55.09	-59.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	$83.76 BAM152.07	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	$96.14 BAM174.54	-19.4%
Average			-20.6%

Ethiopia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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