Cost of living comparison

 Somalia
compared to
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 82.4% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants
pay 81.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries
pay 6.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing
pay 33.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 81.1% more for restaurants

 
Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.65
SOS1,514
$6.02
BAM10.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.67
SOS2,667
$5.03
BAM8.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.81
SOS462
$1.57
BAM2.66

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

 
Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread
1 loaf
$0.97
SOS556
$0.98
BAM1.66
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.96
SOS1,119
$3.52
BAM5.99
Milk (1 gallon) $5.93
SOS3,389
$4.65
BAM7.91

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.12
SOS2,356
$5.43
BAM9.24
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
SOS14,288
$35.51
BAM60.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
$24,491.04
BAM41,667.93

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pay 33.6% more for housing

 
Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.62
SOS17,502
$23.89
BAM40.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $160.00
SOS91,440
$237.10
BAM403.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $93.33
SOS53,340
$180.33
BAM306.80

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.21
SOS31,552
$139.91
BAM238.04
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $742.50
SOS424,339
$2,744.59
BAM4,669.52

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
SOS4,000
$1.79
BAM3.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.24
SOS706
$1.34
BAM2.27
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.34
SOS769
$3.34
BAM5.69

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.61
SOS10,636
$57.86
BAM98.45
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.11
SOS13,208
$30.34
BAM51.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$25.89
SOS14,796
$83.76
BAM142.51

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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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