Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 4.6% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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