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Somalia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 29.9% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 37.3% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 20.9% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 65.8% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$2.88 SOS1,635	-60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$4.62 SOS2,631	-32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$0.74 SOS420	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$0.40 SOS225	-66.8%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$1.12 SOS640	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$2.17 SOS1,233	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$7.78 SOS4,423	+51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$2.51 SOS1,429	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$2.44 SOS1,387	-31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.49 SOS846	+126.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.98 SOS559	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$1.27 SOS724	+59.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$0.62 SOS354	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.64 SOS363	+27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.58 SOS330	+6.7%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 37.3% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$3.87 SOS2,201	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$25.00 SOS14,222	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$5,750.00 SOS3,270,984	-78.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$7.43 SOS4,229	-14.9%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 20.9% less for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$37.79 SOS21,498	+45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$142.93 SOS81,308	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$98.19 SOS55,855	-49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$73.70 SOS41,925	-35.3%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$43.33 SOS24,651	-76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$585.00 SOS332,787	-82.5%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$7.00 SOS3,982	+244.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$1.19 SOS676	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$1.10 SOS626	-70.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$33.33 SOS18,962	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$5.00 SOS2,844	-0.8%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 65.8% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$15.25 SOS8,675	-77.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$19.78 SOS11,251	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$19.89 SOS11,314	-79.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$37.28 SOS21,206	-66.3%
Average			-65.8%

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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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