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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 20.8% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 70.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 54.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 3.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$7.34 BAM12.38	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$6.86 BAM11.57	+5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.75 BAM2.95	+187.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.19 BAM2.01	+110.4%
Average			+94.0%

Ethiopia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.18 BAM1.99	-6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$4.46 BAM7.51	+2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$5.14 BAM8.67	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$2.84 BAM4.78	+24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$3.56 BAM6.01	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$0.66 BAM1.11	-78.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.79 BAM1.33	+82.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.80 BAM1.35	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.85 BAM1.43	+109.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.50 BAM0.84	+81.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.54 BAM0.92	-40.0%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 70.4% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.71 BAM9.63	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$32.63 BAM55.02	+171.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$8.74 BAM14.73	+141.6%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 54.4% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$26.02 BAM43.87	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$253.79 BAM427.95	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$195.51 BAM329.68	-61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$113.85 BAM191.98	-6.7%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 3.8% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$184.70 BAM311.46	+96.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-88.9%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$2.03 BAM3.43	+125.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$1.53 BAM2.58	+40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$3.71 BAM6.26	-27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$28.92 BAM48.77	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$5.04 BAM8.50	+34.4%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$67.52 BAM113.85	+49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$33.28 BAM56.13	-55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$94.97 BAM160.14	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$110.50 BAM186.33	-4.0%
Average			-2.2%

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