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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 25.7% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 25.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 38.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 6.1% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 41.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.0% more for restaurants

	Peru	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.02	$7.34 BAM12.38	+123.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.06	$6.86 BAM11.57	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.61	$1.75 BAM2.95	+62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.93	$1.19 BAM2.01	+107.4%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 25.7% more for groceries

	Peru	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.53	$1.18 BAM1.99	-47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.22	$4.46 BAM7.51	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN16.98	$5.14 BAM8.67	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.84	$2.84 BAM4.78	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.23	$3.56 BAM6.01	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.65	$0.66 BAM1.11	-16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.38	$0.79 BAM1.33	+91.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.80 BAM1.35	+68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.58	$0.85 BAM1.43	+79.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.46	$0.50 BAM0.84	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.54 BAM0.92	+41.8%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Peru	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.11	$5.71 BAM9.63	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.31	$32.63 BAM55.02	+101.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,088.25	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.16	$8.74 BAM14.73	-51.3%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 38.9% more for housing

	Peru	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN85.98	$26.02 BAM43.87	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,248.12	$253.79 BAM427.95	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN859.88	$195.51 BAM329.68	-23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.48	$113.85 BAM191.98	+209.4%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 6.1% less for childcare

	Peru	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN498.33	$184.70 BAM311.46	+24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,685.18	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-36.6%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.43	$2.03 BAM3.43	-8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.06	$1.53 BAM2.58	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.53	$3.71 BAM6.26	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.49	$28.92 BAM48.77	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.07	$5.04 BAM8.50	-6.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 41.3% more for clothing

	Peru	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.29	$67.52 BAM113.85	+34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.42	$33.28 BAM56.13	+27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.04	$94.97 BAM160.14	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.06	$110.50 BAM186.33	+60.5%
Average			+41.3%

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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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