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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 66.3% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 7.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 5.1 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.0% more for restaurants

	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 F CFA2,014	$7.34 BAM12.38	+106.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.23 F CFA3,525	$6.86 BAM11.57	+10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA529	$1.75 BAM2.95	+87.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 F CFA453	$1.19 BAM2.01	+48.8%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 7.9% less for groceries

	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 F CFA906	$1.18 BAM1.99	-26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 F CFA2,770	$4.46 BAM7.51	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 F CFA6,164	$5.14 BAM8.67	-52.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 F CFA1,368	$2.84 BAM4.78	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 F CFA1,336	$3.56 BAM6.01	+50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA914	$0.66 BAM1.11	-59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA480	$0.79 BAM1.33	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA350	$0.80 BAM1.35	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 F CFA419	$0.85 BAM1.43	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.50 BAM0.84	-25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.54 BAM0.92	-19.3%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 F CFA2,337	$5.71 BAM9.63	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.63 BAM55.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 F CFA4,633	$8.74 BAM14.73	+6.6%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.45 F CFA28,537	$26.02 BAM43.87	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.44 F CFA119,604	$253.79 BAM427.95	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.45 F CFA80,575	$195.51 BAM329.68	+37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,531	$113.85 BAM191.98	-44.3%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.51 F CFA77,218	$184.70 BAM311.46	+35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,786.92 F CFA3,273,365	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-42.3%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA604	$2.03 BAM3.43	+90.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.94 F CFA3,357	$1.53 BAM2.58	-74.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.56 F CFA2,014	$3.71 BAM6.26	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.48 F CFA26,858	$28.92 BAM48.77	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$5.04 BAM8.50	-43.4%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

	Benin	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 F CFA10,072	$67.52 BAM113.85	+279.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$33.28 BAM56.13	+273.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$94.97 BAM160.14	+966.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.97 F CFA27,698	$110.50 BAM186.33	+125.7%
Average			+411.4%

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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: December 2025

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