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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 43.0% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 41.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 38.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,556	$6.02 BAM11.42	+84.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,606	$5.03 BAM9.53	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,249	$1.57 BAM2.97	+75.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF658	$1.00 BAM1.90	+112.1%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,408	$0.98 BAM1.85	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,152	$3.52 BAM6.68	+55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,708	$4.65 BAM8.82	+75.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,329	$2.51 BAM4.76	+50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,062	$3.05 BAM5.78	+39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,923	$0.53 BAM1.01	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF728	$0.70 BAM1.32	+33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,199	$0.66 BAM1.25	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF675	$0.69 BAM1.30	+41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF314	$0.42 BAM0.80	+87.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF454	$0.47 BAM0.89	+44.2%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,254	$5.43 BAM10.29	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,422	$35.51 BAM67.33	+44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	$24,491.04 BAM46,439.07	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,211	$7.78 BAM14.75	-36.9%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 41.6% more for housing

	Rwanda	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF36,574	$23.89 BAM45.30	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF683,384	$237.10 BAM449.58	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF379,658	$180.33 BAM341.93	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF41,936	$108.25 BAM205.26	+260.4%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 38.9% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF208,559	$139.91 BAM265.30	-6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	$2,744.59 BAM5,204.20	-71.4%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,519	$1.79 BAM3.40	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,094	$1.34 BAM2.53	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,290	$3.34 BAM6.34	+41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF44,434	$25.77 BAM48.87	-19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,062	$4.65 BAM8.81	+28.2%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,286	$57.86 BAM109.72	+246.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF30,373	$30.34 BAM57.54	+39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,122	$83.76 BAM158.82	+215.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF43,872	$96.14 BAM182.30	+205.9%
Average			+176.8%

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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: January 2025

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