Cost of Living in Tuzla, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 28, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing $430 $258 $282 $218 $70

Utilities — $120 $155 $92 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $30 $54 $75 $54 $13

Groceries $65 $165 $310 $117 $5

Transportation $62 $55 $100 $58 $9

Dining Out 22 25 $344 $121 $234 $46 $17

Leisure Activities $58 $48 $577 $45 $9

Health Insurance 10 $68 $46 $138 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 — $7 $14 — —

Total $1,057 $874 $1,885 $630 $125

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 6 7 8 $229.57 $201 – $287 per month

Coworking Space 9 $0.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $344.20 $287 – $402 per month

Coliving Space $114.75 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 24 $0.86 per cup

Beer 17 $2.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 $5.74 per meal

Fast Food Combo $6.89 per meal

Apples 14 $1.15 per kg

Bread 15 $1.84 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.23 per liter

Rice 16 $2.37 per kg

Chicken Fillets $7.46 per kg

Beef $16.07 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 18 $10.33 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 25 $29.84 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 19 $1.21 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $2.87 per trip

Taxi per km $0.57 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $50.51 per month

Gasoline 20 $1.96 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $4.02 per trip

Scooter Rental 23 $58.37 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $20.09 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $34.38 per month

Gym Membership $40.18 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $10.04 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $18.19 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $4.53 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans — per pair

Summer Dress — per dress

Running Shoes — per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 26 $5.74 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $22.96 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $3.70 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 28, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 1.7424 BAM on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Sarajevo, Bihac, Hanoi, Zagreb, Berlin

Livingcost Tuzla comparison only; no category budget establishedIndex
CBBH USD middle rate 1.742397 BAM (country prep)Official
Salt City Taxi 5 KM day fare includes first 3 km; no marginal kilometre priceOfficial
BH Telecom Ultra Tourist eSIM 31.70–51.70 KMOfficial
BH Telecom national netFlat L: 59.90 KM/month, 100–150 MbpsOfficial
Tušanj one-bedroom 43.37 m², 400 KM/month unfurnishedListings
Mosnik furnished 1BR 500 KM/month (12-mo lease)Listings
Typical Tuzla rent 350–700 KM; 1BR ~350 KM averageSecondary
Code Hub Tuzla EU-funded free coworking hot deskOfficial
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Temporary residence approval 150 KM (item 15)Official
CineStar Tuzla Wednesday 2D 7.90 KM; weekday evening 11 KMOfficial
Meggle UHT milk 1 L 2.15 KMShop
National online shop apples: regular 2 KM/kg, sale 1 KM/kgShop
Isplatise Mulino Bauletto 400 g bread 3.20 KMShop
National online shop Podravka long-grain rice 800 g: 3.30 KMShop
Kronenbourg 0.33 L can 1.25 KMShop
Domano Merlot bottle 18.00 KMShop
Voda Leda 0.5 L 0.70 KMShop
FMT FBiH average Super 95 3.41 KM/L (20 Oct 2026)Secondary
Poliklinika Muminović Bihać GP exam 40 KM (private GP proxy)Official
Tuzla ćevapi desetka u lepinji ~10 KMSecondary
BeeBee e-scooter 0.99 KM + 0.20 KM/min (scooter proxy)Official
Caffe Podroom Bihać kafa 1.50 KM (FBiH café menu proxy)Shop
Restoran Dveri three-course dinner for two 52 KM foodSecondary
Haar-Studio Dijana Bihać men’s haircut 10 KMOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 768.92 344.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 207.02 229.57
- Apples 1.18 1.15
- Beef 7.1 16.07
- Beer 1.18 2.61
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- Bread 0.89 1.84
- Chicken Fillets 4.44 7.46
- Cinema Ticket 3.55 4.53
- Coffee 1.48 0.86
- Coliving Space 354.89 114.75
- Coworking Space 88.72 0
- Dining Out local 47.32, nomad 354.89, expat 118.3, family 177.44 local 45.92, nomad 344.4, expat 120.54, family 234.16, tourist 17.22
- Doctor Visit (GP) 17.74 22.96
- Fast Food Combo 4.14 6.89
- Gasoline 1.54 1.96
- Groceries local 147.87, nomad 29.57, expat 236.59, family 473.18, tourist 0 local 117, nomad 65, expat 165, family 310, tourist 5
- Gym Membership 20.7 40.18
- Haircut 5.91 5.74
- Health Insurance local 23.66, nomad 59.15, expat 47.32, family 118.3, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 45.91, family 137.74, tourist 2.27
- Housing local 207.02, nomad 532.33, expat 384.46, family 532.33, tourist 59.15 local 218.09, nomad 430.28, expat 258.26, family 282, tourist 70
- Internet & Mobile local 20.7, nomad 47.32, expat 32.53, family 41.4, tourist 0 local 54.47, nomad 29.67, family 74.56, tourist 12.74
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 20.7 34.38
- Jeans 41.4 not set
- Laundry 2.37 not set
- Leisure Activities local 17.74, nomad 59.15, expat 47.32, family 88.72 local 45, nomad 58, expat 48, family 577, tourist 9
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.73 5.74
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 29.57 29.84
- Milk 1.06 1.23
- Mobile Plan 8.87 20.09
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.62 50.51
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.73 3.7
- Rice 1.3 2.37
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.55 4.02
- Running Shoes 53.23 not set
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.91 18.19
- Scooter Rental 7.1 58.37
- Summer Dress 23.66 not set
- Taxi Start 1.77 2.87
- Taxi per km 0.59 0.57
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 7.1 10.04
- Transportation local 35.49, nomad 23.66, expat 47.32, family 88.72, tourist 8.87 local 58, nomad 62, expat 55, family 100, tourist 9
- Utilities local 70.98, nomad 0, expat 88.72, family 118.3, tourist 0 local 92.15, nomad 0, expat 120, family 155, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 17.74, expat 29.57, family 47.32 local 0, expat 7.17, family 14.35
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.47 1.21
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.1 10.33
Light-depth researched refresh from Livingcost Tuzla, GIPS 60 KM pass, Tuzla rent listings and tuzlanski.ba/Akta surveys Source

Tuzla cost of living