Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 8.9% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 10.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 59.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 29.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 GEL26.85	$6.02 BAM10.44	-38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.91 GEL21.63	$5.03 BAM8.71	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 GEL2.28	$1.57 BAM2.72	+88.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 GEL1.19	$1.00 BAM1.73	+130.7%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 10.8% more for groceries

	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 GEL1.65	$0.98 BAM1.69	+61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 GEL10.92	$3.52 BAM6.10	-11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 GEL19.42	$4.65 BAM8.06	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 GEL6.30	$2.51 BAM4.36	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 GEL7.17	$3.05 BAM5.28	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 GEL1.46	$0.53 BAM0.92	-0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.03	$0.70 BAM1.21	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.95	$0.66 BAM1.15	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.86	$0.69 BAM1.19	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.79	$0.42 BAM0.73	+46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.89	$0.47 BAM0.81	+43.9%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 59.0% more for transportation

	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 GEL12.26	$5.43 BAM9.41	+21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.38 GEL36.61	$35.51 BAM61.56	+165.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,514.71 GEL56,117.83	$24,491.04 BAM42,457.00	+19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.97 GEL16.34	$7.78 BAM13.49	+30.2%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.81 GEL43.24	$23.89 BAM41.42	+51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$472.27 GEL1,291.88	$237.10 BAM411.03	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.81 GEL885.79	$180.33 BAM312.61	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.01 GEL147.75	$108.25 BAM187.66	+100.4%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 29.2% less for childcare

	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.75 GEL546.43	$139.91 BAM242.55	-30.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,840.26 GEL10,505.00	$2,744.59 BAM4,757.95	-28.5%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GEL4.22	$1.79 BAM3.11	+16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 GEL6.71	$1.34 BAM2.32	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 GEL8.00	$3.34 BAM5.80	+14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.78 GEL108.81	$25.77 BAM44.68	-35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 GEL16.29	$4.65 BAM8.06	-22.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.01 GEL169.64	$57.86 BAM100.31	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.33 GEL113.07	$30.34 BAM52.60	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.06 GEL273.70	$83.76 BAM145.20	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.32 GEL282.63	$96.14 BAM166.66	-7.0%
Average			-14.2%

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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: June 2025

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