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Senegal vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 53.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 82.8% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 81.7% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Senegal

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

Senegal vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$4.92 F CFA2,782	-33.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$10.46 F CFA5,919	+52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$0.89 F CFA506	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$1.09 F CFA614	-8.9%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$0.64 F CFA361	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$6.44 F CFA3,642	+44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$9.55 F CFA5,400	+85.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$2.81 F CFA1,589	-1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$4.40 F CFA2,487	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.27 F CFA719	+93.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.85 F CFA482	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$1.21 F CFA686	+51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$0.98 F CFA554	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.69 F CFA393	+38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.59 F CFA331	+7.7%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 82.8% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$6.70 F CFA3,792	+17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$80.49 F CFA45,531	+146.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$37,116.17 F CFA20,994,738	+36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$20.12 F CFA11,383	+130.4%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$48.58 F CFA27,480	+86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$940.87 F CFA532,204	+270.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$364.90 F CFA206,406	+86.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$119.46 F CFA67,572	+4.9%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 81.7% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$268.31 F CFA151,769	+45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$7,289.08 F CFA4,123,063	+118.1%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$2.68 F CFA1,518	+32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$4.47 F CFA2,530	+192.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$50.08 F CFA28,330	+73.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+77.5%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$52.32 F CFA29,595	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$47.70 F CFA26,981	+43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$110.31 F CFA62,394	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$131.17 F CFA74,198	+18.7%
Average			+13.9%

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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: December 2025

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