Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 66.7% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 60.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 39.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 43.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Ghana	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.70 GHS57.19	$6.02 BAM10.41	+62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.51 GHS85.21	$5.03 BAM8.69	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 GHS9.19	$1.57 BAM2.71	+163.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 GHS3.80	$1.00 BAM1.73	+306.7%
Average			+131.1%

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Ghana	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.53	$0.98 BAM1.69	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.18 GHS49.15	$3.52 BAM6.08	+10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.96 GHS138.61	$4.65 BAM8.04	-48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 GHS34.11	$2.51 BAM4.34	+13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 GHS32.16	$3.05 BAM5.27	+46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS15.64	$0.53 BAM0.92	-47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 GHS7.48	$0.70 BAM1.21	+44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.19	$0.66 BAM1.14	+11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GHS16.10	$0.69 BAM1.19	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 GHS15.15	$0.42 BAM0.73	-56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 GHS11.33	$0.47 BAM0.81	-36.0%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 60.4% more for transportation

	Ghana	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 GHS65.46	$5.43 BAM9.38	+28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 GHS408.06	$35.51 BAM61.35	+34.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,741.03	$24,491.04 BAM42,318.38	+206.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 GHS166.10	$7.78 BAM13.44	-27.5%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 39.9% more for housing

	Ghana	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.21 GHS668.37	$23.89 BAM41.28	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,700.48	$237.10 BAM409.69	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,734.74	$180.33 BAM311.59	+60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.41 GHS547.75	$108.25 BAM187.04	+205.7%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 43.6% more for childcare

	Ghana	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS881.89	$139.91 BAM241.76	+145.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,571.37 GHS101,643.46	$2,744.59 BAM4,742.41	-58.2%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 GHS14.66	$1.79 BAM3.10	+89.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 GHS26.07	$1.34 BAM2.31	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 GHS18.51	$3.34 BAM5.78	+179.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.36 GHS500.47	$25.77 BAM44.53	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.33	$4.65 BAM8.03	-50.2%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS230.08	$57.86 BAM99.98	+289.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS310.93	$30.34 BAM52.43	+50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS505.91	$83.76 BAM144.73	+156.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS534.65	$96.14 BAM166.12	+178.1%
Average			+168.5%

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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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