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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.6% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 29.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$7.34 BAM12.33	-38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$6.86 BAM11.52	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.75 BAM2.94	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.19 BAM2.00	+95.0%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.18 BAM1.98	+39.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.46 BAM7.48	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$5.14 BAM8.64	+11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.84 BAM4.76	+68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.56 BAM5.99	+44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.66 BAM1.10	-18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.79 BAM1.33	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.80 BAM1.34	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.85 BAM1.43	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.50 BAM0.84	+17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.54 BAM0.91	+60.5%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 29.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.71 BAM9.59	+101.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$32.63 BAM54.79	-10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$27,166.31 BAM45,620.47	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$8.74 BAM14.67	+52.5%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$26.02 BAM43.69	+232.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$253.79 BAM426.18	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$195.51 BAM328.32	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$113.85 BAM191.18	+2.9%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$184.70 BAM310.17	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$3,341.65 BAM5,611.64	-76.6%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.03 BAM3.41	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.53 BAM2.56	-51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.71 BAM6.23	+24.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$28.92 BAM48.57	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$5.04 BAM8.46	-23.2%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$67.52 BAM113.38	-11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$33.28 BAM55.89	-30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$94.97 BAM159.48	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$110.50 BAM185.56	-29.5%
Average			-23.4%

Moscow 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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