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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 15.6% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 6.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, clothing, and housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Colombia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.8% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$7.34 BAM12.38	+68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$6.86 BAM11.57	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$1.75 BAM2.95	+98.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$1.19 BAM2.01	+92.1%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Colombia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$1.18 BAM1.99	-13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$4.46 BAM7.51	+79.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$5.14 BAM8.67	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.84 BAM4.78	+27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$3.56 BAM6.01	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$0.66 BAM1.11	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.79 BAM1.33	+52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.80 BAM1.35	+30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.85 BAM1.43	+59.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.50 BAM0.84	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.54 BAM0.92	+7.6%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Colombia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$5.71 BAM9.63	+46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$32.63 BAM55.02	-3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$8.74 BAM14.73	-46.6%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 6.2% more for housing

	Colombia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$26.02 BAM43.87	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$253.79 BAM427.95	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$195.51 BAM329.68	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$113.85 BAM191.98	+54.7%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Colombia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$184.70 BAM311.46	-21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-42.0%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$2.03 BAM3.43	+68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$1.53 BAM2.58	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$3.71 BAM6.26	+45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$28.92 BAM48.77	+15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$5.04 BAM8.50	+22.3%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Colombia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$67.52 BAM113.85	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$33.28 BAM56.13	-17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$94.97 BAM160.14
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$110.50 BAM186.33	+36.0%
Average			+9.5%

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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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