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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 4.6% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 64.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 54.7% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 57.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$7.34 BAM12.38	+20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$6.86 BAM11.57	-43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.75 BAM2.95	+27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.19 BAM2.01	+12.1%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.18 BAM1.99	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.46 BAM7.51	+124.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$5.14 BAM8.67	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.84 BAM4.78	-48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.56 BAM6.01	-9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$0.66 BAM1.11	-79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.79 BAM1.33	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.80 BAM1.35	-77.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.85 BAM1.43	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.50 BAM0.84	-45.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.54 BAM0.92	-64.2%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$5.71 BAM9.63	+16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$32.63 BAM55.02	+34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$8.74 BAM14.73	-20.2%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 64.6% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$26.02 BAM43.87	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$253.79 BAM427.95	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$195.51 BAM329.68	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$113.85 BAM191.98	-65.0%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$184.70 BAM311.46	+89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	+19.5%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$2.03 BAM3.43	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.53 BAM2.58	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$3.71 BAM6.26	-7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$28.92 BAM48.77
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$5.04 BAM8.50	+50.7%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 57.8% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$67.52 BAM113.85	+227.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$33.28 BAM56.13	-63.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$94.97 BAM160.14	+23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$110.50 BAM186.33	+43.5%
Average			+57.8%

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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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