Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.2% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 62.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 1.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 54.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 MDL108.98	$6.02 BAM10.25	-5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.65 MDL113.72	$5.03 BAM8.55	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL15.17	$1.57 BAM2.66	+76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL10.57	$1.00 BAM1.70	+61.8%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Moldova	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 MDL7.71	$0.98 BAM1.66	+116.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 MDL80.84	$3.52 BAM5.99	-25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 MDL77.86	$4.65 BAM7.91	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MDL32.65	$2.51 BAM4.27	+31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 MDL40.20	$3.05 BAM5.19	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.10	$0.53 BAM0.91	+49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MDL13.69	$0.70 BAM1.19	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MDL12.79	$0.66 BAM1.12	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.70	$0.69 BAM1.17	-20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.16	$0.42 BAM0.72	+39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.17	$0.47 BAM0.80	+55.1%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 62.7% more for transportation

	Moldova	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 MDL85.38	$5.43 BAM9.24	+8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.97 MDL221.75	$35.51 BAM60.41	+173.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,774.44 MDL440,666.58	$24,491.04 BAM41,667.93	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.49 MDL76.76	$7.78 BAM13.24	+73.3%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Moldova	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.34 MDL176.81	$23.89 BAM40.65	+131.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.48 MDL7,753.10	$237.10 BAM403.39	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.54 MDL6,506.04	$180.33 BAM306.80	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.43 MDL2,913.88	$108.25 BAM184.17	-36.5%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 54.9% less for childcare

	Moldova	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.94 MDL6,307.87	$139.91 BAM238.04	-62.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,247.42 MDL89,715.32	$2,744.59 BAM4,669.52	-47.7%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MDL21.32	$1.79 BAM3.05	+43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 MDL24.26	$1.34 BAM2.27	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 MDL47.38	$3.34 BAM5.69	+20.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.20 MDL721.51	$25.77 BAM43.85	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 MDL99.51	$4.65 BAM7.91	-20.1%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Moldova	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.93 MDL1,075.88	$57.86 BAM98.45	-8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.50 MDL829.21	$30.34 BAM51.62	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.60 MDL1,617.36	$83.76 BAM142.51	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.56 MDL2,129.62	$96.14 BAM163.57	-22.8%
Average			-19.9%

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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: June 2025

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