Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 42.9% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 91.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.4% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS501.16	$6.02 BAM10.94	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS491.14	$5.03 BAM9.13	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS58.43	$1.57 BAM2.84	+131.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.63	$1.00 BAM1.82	+201.8%
Average			+81.4%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.28	$0.98 BAM1.77	+104.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS444.03	$3.52 BAM6.39	-31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS280.43	$4.65 BAM8.45	+43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS151.82	$2.51 BAM4.56	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS208.63	$3.05 BAM5.53	+26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS40.73	$0.53 BAM0.97	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS73.49	$0.70 BAM1.27	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS81.53	$0.66 BAM1.20	-30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS77.97	$0.69 BAM1.25	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.65	$0.42 BAM0.77	+85.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.75	$0.47 BAM0.85	+95.3%
Average			+27.9%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS250.96	$5.43 BAM9.86	+86.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS651.51	$35.51 BAM64.46	+370.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,407,888.63	$24,491.04 BAM44,463.65	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS360.84	$7.78 BAM14.13	+86.3%
Average			+126.5%

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pay 91.5% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,040.83	$23.89 BAM43.38	+98.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,012.85	$237.10 BAM430.45	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,504.96	$180.33 BAM327.39	-48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,003.56	$108.25 BAM196.53	+366.8%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS19,884.92	$139.91 BAM254.01	-39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS532,958.70	$2,744.59 BAM4,982.82	-55.5%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS100.23	$1.79 BAM3.26	+54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS177.63	$1.34 BAM2.43	-35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS134.81	$3.34 BAM6.07	+114.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,715.67	$25.77 BAM46.79	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS375.87	$4.65 BAM8.44	+6.8%
Average			+20.1%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,508.12	$57.86 BAM105.05	+42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,357.77	$30.34 BAM55.09	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS8,975.32	$83.76 BAM152.07	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,352.67	$96.14 BAM174.54	-0.6%
Average			+0.2%

Kyrgyzstan 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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