Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 46.9% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 88.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 UAH240.00	$6.02 BAM10.79	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.14 UAH212.68	$5.03 BAM9.00	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 UAH24.00	$1.57 BAM2.80	+170.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 UAH16.21	$1.00 BAM1.79	+155.4%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 UAH24.36	$0.98 BAM1.75	+65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 UAH155.51	$3.52 BAM6.30	-6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 UAH151.98	$4.65 BAM8.33	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UAH65.19	$2.51 BAM4.50	+59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UAH69.44	$3.05 BAM5.46	+81.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.98	$0.53 BAM0.95	+84.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 UAH27.34	$0.70 BAM1.25	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 UAH27.09	$0.66 BAM1.18	+0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH32.93	$0.69 BAM1.23	-13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 UAH8.36	$0.42 BAM0.76	+109.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH11.76	$0.47 BAM0.84	+65.0%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 88.1% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 UAH202.45	$5.43 BAM9.72	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.29 UAH425.88	$35.51 BAM63.58	+245.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,988.02 UAH1,075,505.65	$24,491.04 BAM43,854.05	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.85 UAH159.27	$7.78 BAM13.93	+102.2%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Ukraine	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.34 UAH221.07	$23.89 BAM42.78	+347.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.41 UAH11,314.81	$237.10 BAM424.55	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.56 UAH7,762.00	$180.33 BAM322.90	-3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.79 UAH2,350.22	$108.25 BAM193.83	+90.6%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Ukraine	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$271.83 UAH11,249.43	$139.91 BAM250.53	-48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,183.21 UAH214,505.35	$2,744.59 BAM4,914.51	-47.0%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.94 UAH38.99	$1.79 BAM3.21	+90.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.03 UAH42.53	$1.34 BAM2.39	+30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 UAH90.62	$3.34 BAM5.99	+52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.50 UAH848.52	$25.77 BAM46.15	+25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.71 UAH153.60	$4.65 BAM8.32	+25.2%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.28 UAH1,915.38	$57.86 BAM103.61	+25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.59 UAH1,307.32	$30.34 BAM54.33	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.32 UAH3,075.68	$83.76 BAM149.98	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.41 UAH3,369.01	$96.14 BAM172.15	+18.1%
Average			+13.0%

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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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