Union Consumer Basket for September 3,431 KM, Salaries Far from Real Cost of Living

(Patria) - The union consumer basket calculated by the Independent Unions Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina for September 2025 amounts to 3,431.60 KM. The average salary paid in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for July 2025 was 1,628.00 KM (the latest data published by the Federal Bureau of Statistics). The minimum wage according to the decision of the FBiH Government is 1,000.00 KM. The coverage of the Union Consumer Basket by the average salary is 47.44%. The coverage of the Union Consumer Basket by the minimum wage is 29.14%.

When preparing the Union Consumer Basket, the average salary paid in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was taken into account, as well as the minimum cost of living for a family of four, consisting of two adults and two children, one of whom is in secondary school and the other in primary school. The consumer basket itself consists of the following categories (the percentage of participation of each category in the union consumer basket is listed next to the name):

Food – 41.80%

Housing and utilities – 14.18%

Hygiene and health maintenance – 90.5%

Education and culture – 13.99%

Clothing and footwear – 10.49%

Transportation – 4.66%

Household maintenance – 5.83%

In the food category, prices from 3 shopping centers for 86 items were used. Regarding hygiene and health maintenance, the costs for ten (10) items were included, and for housing and utilities, the costs for six (6) items.