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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 69.3% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 52.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 53.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 20.8% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 77.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.16	$7.34 BAM12.38	+20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.35	$6.86 BAM11.57	-20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.21	$1.75 BAM2.95	+209.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.83	$1.19 BAM2.01	+289.3%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$1.18 BAM1.99	+115.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.71	$4.46 BAM7.51	-23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$5.14 BAM8.67	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.88	$2.84 BAM4.78	+64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.11	$3.56 BAM6.01	+104.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$0.66 BAM1.11	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.93	$0.79 BAM1.33	-33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$0.80 BAM1.35	-13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.85 BAM1.43	+92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.65	$0.50 BAM0.84	+74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.54 BAM0.92	+167.7%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.49	$5.71 BAM9.63	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.66	$32.63 BAM55.02	+208.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	+133.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$8.74 BAM14.73	+142.6%
Average			+131.1%

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pay 53.2% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.68	$26.02 BAM43.87	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	$253.79 BAM427.95	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	$195.51 BAM329.68	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS318.22	$113.85 BAM191.98	+230.0%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 20.8% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.97	$184.70 BAM311.46	+93.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-52.1%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$2.03 BAM3.43	+91.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.84	$1.53 BAM2.58	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.42	$3.71 BAM6.26	+40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.58	$28.92 BAM48.77	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.51	$5.04 BAM8.50	+12.0%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 77.2% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.96	$67.52 BAM113.85	+155.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.57	$33.28 BAM56.13	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.56	$94.97 BAM160.14	+56.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.73	$110.50 BAM186.33	+98.8%
Average			+77.2%

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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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