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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 19.1% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 56.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 51.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Russia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB750.26	$7.34 BAM12.38	-24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB429.86	$6.86 BAM11.57	+24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB82.04	$1.75 BAM2.95	+65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.84	$1.19 BAM2.01	+132.6%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Russia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.99	$1.18 BAM1.99	+87.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB390.35	$4.46 BAM7.51	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB328.07	$5.14 BAM8.67	+21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB124.25	$2.84 BAM4.78	+77.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB171.01	$3.56 BAM6.01	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.35	$0.66 BAM1.11	-16.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB62.32	$0.79 BAM1.33	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB72.28	$0.80 BAM1.35	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB97.49	$0.85 BAM1.43	-32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.48	$0.50 BAM0.84	+32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.55	$0.54 BAM0.92	+79.3%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 56.2% more for transportation

	Russia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB209.35	$5.71 BAM9.63	+111.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	$32.63 BAM55.02	+50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB384.30	$8.74 BAM14.73	+76.7%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 51.2% more for housing

	Russia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB588.25	$26.02 BAM43.87	+243.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	$253.79 BAM427.95	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	$195.51 BAM329.68	-35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	$113.85 BAM191.98	+37.6%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Russia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	$184.70 BAM311.46	-38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-57.0%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB132.06	$2.03 BAM3.43	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB168.48	$1.53 BAM2.58	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB208.50	$3.71 BAM6.26	+38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	$28.92 BAM48.77	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB398.32	$5.04 BAM8.50	-1.7%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Russia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	$67.52 BAM113.85	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	$33.28 BAM56.13	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	$94.97 BAM160.14	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	$110.50 BAM186.33	+13.5%
Average			-2.5%

Russia 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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