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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 67.2% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 58.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 55.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 37.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 44.4% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.8% more for restaurants

	Syria	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$7.34 BAM12.38	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$6.86 BAM11.57	+52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$1.75 BAM2.95	+54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$1.19 BAM2.01	+75.0%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 58.6% more for groceries

	Syria	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$1.18 BAM1.99	+84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$4.46 BAM7.51	+140.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$5.14 BAM8.67	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$2.84 BAM4.78	+46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$3.56 BAM6.01	+15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.66 BAM1.11	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.79 BAM1.33	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.80 BAM1.35	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.85 BAM1.43	+173.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.50 BAM0.84	+62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.54 BAM0.92	+50.3%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 55.8% more for transportation

	Syria	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$5.71 BAM9.63	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$32.63 BAM55.02	+226.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$8.74 BAM14.73	-14.7%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 37.4% more for housing

	Syria	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$26.02 BAM43.87	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$253.79 BAM427.95	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$195.51 BAM329.68	+73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$113.85 BAM191.98	+81.5%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Syria	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$184.70 BAM311.46	+299.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	+52.9%
Average			+176.2%

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.03 BAM3.43	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$1.53 BAM2.58	+17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$3.71 BAM6.26	+20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$28.92 BAM48.77	+112.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$5.04 BAM8.50	+113.6%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 44.4% more for clothing

	Syria	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$67.52 BAM113.85	+123.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$33.28 BAM56.13	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$94.97 BAM160.14	+34.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$110.50 BAM186.33	+41.4%
Average			+44.4%

Syria 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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