Cost of living comparison

compared to

Japan vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 55.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 71.9% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 57.8% more in Japan
Housing: pay 57.4% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.8% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Japan

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

Japan vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.14	$6.60 ¥1,038	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.35	$5.10 ¥801	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.89	$1.07 ¥168	-39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM1.97	$0.76 ¥120	-36.2%
Average			-27.7%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.9% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.95	$1.50 ¥236	+27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.37	$5.07 ¥796	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.51	$5.67 ¥891	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.69	$2.08 ¥327	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM5.90	$2.93 ¥460	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.09	$2.14 ¥336	+225.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.31	$1.12 ¥176	+41.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.32	$1.69 ¥266	+111.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.41	$2.13 ¥335	+150.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.83	$1.22 ¥191	+143.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.90	$1.15 ¥181	+112.3%
Average			+71.9%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.8% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.44	$4.39 ¥690	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM53.97	$59.14 ¥9,298	+81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM44,933.70	$22,599.51 ¥4M	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.45	$25.32 ¥3,981	+189.9%
Average			+57.8%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.4% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.04	$33.91 ¥5,331	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM419.77	$543.18 ¥85,388	+114.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM323.37	$353.61 ¥55,588	+80.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM188.31	$118.72 ¥18,662	+4.3%
Average			+57.4%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM305.51	$296.89 ¥46,670	+60.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,527.16	$13,159.48 ¥2M	+293.8%
Average			+177.2%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.36	$2.60 ¥409	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.53	$3.03 ¥476	+98.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.14	$3.89 ¥611	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM47.84	$59.54 ¥9,360	+105.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.33	$12.46 ¥1,959	+147.3%
Average			+76.8%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM111.68	$44.79 ¥7,042	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM55.05	$32.04 ¥5,037	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM157.08	$57.37 ¥9,018	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM182.76	$87.37 ¥13,735	-20.9%
Average			-24.5%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: February 2026

More cost comparisons

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs.

Poland

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs.

Iceland

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs.

Vietnam

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs.

Germany

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs.

Ecuador

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs.

Peru

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs.

Thailand

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs.

Ireland

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Sarajevo vs. Tokyo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Add prices for Japan

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Japan or Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.