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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 46.6% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 51.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 19.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 70.1% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% more for restaurants

	Chad	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,059	$7.34 BAM12.38	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.86 BAM11.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA506	$1.75 BAM2.95	+95.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA506	$1.19 BAM2.01	+33.3%
Average			+36.9%

Chad vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Chad	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA202	$1.18 BAM1.99	+229.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,012	$4.46 BAM7.51	+149.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,107	$5.14 BAM8.67	-64.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,214	$2.84 BAM4.78	+32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,836	$3.56 BAM6.01	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,262	$0.66 BAM1.11	-70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA574	$0.79 BAM1.33	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA688	$0.80 BAM1.35	-34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA658	$0.85 BAM1.43	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA428	$0.50 BAM0.84	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA428	$0.54 BAM0.92	-28.3%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 51.6% more for transportation

	Chad	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,428	$5.71 BAM9.63	+33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$32.63 BAM55.02	-63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+120.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,277	$8.74 BAM14.73	+117.0%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Chad	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA252,949	$26.02 BAM43.87	-94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	$253.79 BAM427.95	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$195.51 BAM329.68	+118.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$113.85 BAM191.98
Average			-19.6%

Chad vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$184.70 BAM311.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA759	$2.03 BAM3.43	+51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA506	$1.53 BAM2.58	+70.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA582	$3.71 BAM6.26	+260.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$28.92 BAM48.77
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.04 BAM8.50
Average			+127.7%

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pay 70.1% more for clothing

	Chad	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,177	$67.52 BAM113.85	+151.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,236	$33.28 BAM56.13	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,295	$94.97 BAM160.14	+112.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$110.50 BAM186.33	+23.5%
Average			+70.1%

Chad vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of clothing

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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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