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:

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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	+127.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.67 SOS2,667	$5.03 BAM8.55	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 SOS462	$1.57 BAM2.66	+93.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SOS292	$1.00 BAM1.70	+95.7%
Average			+81.1%

Somalia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Somalia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 SOS556	$0.98 BAM1.66	+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SOS1,119	$3.52 BAM5.99	+79.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.93 SOS3,389	$4.65 BAM7.91	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 SOS1,262	$2.51 BAM4.27	+13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 SOS1,527	$3.05 BAM5.19	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 SOS987	$0.53 BAM0.91	-69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 SOS505	$0.70 BAM1.19	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 SOS752	$0.66 BAM1.12	-49.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS311	$0.69 BAM1.17	+25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SOS343	$0.42 BAM0.72	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS310	$0.47 BAM0.80	-13.4%
Average			-6.4%

Somalia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of groceries

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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	+31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,288	$35.51 BAM60.41	+42.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,286,125	$24,491.04 BAM41,667.93	+325.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,248	$7.78 BAM13.24	+4.7%
Average			+101.1%

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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	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$160.00 SOS91,440	$237.10 BAM403.39	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.33 SOS53,340	$180.33 BAM306.80	+93.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.31 SOS53,900	$108.25 BAM184.17	+14.8%
Average			+33.6%

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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	+153.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$742.50 SOS424,339	$2,744.59 BAM4,669.52	+269.6%
Average			+211.5%

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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	-74.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.24 SOS706	$1.34 BAM2.27	+8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.34 SOS769	$3.34 BAM5.69	+148.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.00 SOS17,145	$25.77 BAM43.85	-14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,858	$4.65 BAM7.91	-7.0%
Average			+12.2%

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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	+210.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.11 SOS13,208	$30.34 BAM51.62	+31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.89 SOS14,796	$83.76 BAM142.51	+223.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.78 SOS26,162	$96.14 BAM163.57	+110.0%
Average			+143.9%

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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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