The trade union consumer basket calculated by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for the month of July 2025 amounts to 3.202.70 BAM.
The average salary paid in the Federation of BiH (FBiH) for the month of May 2025 amounted to 1.590 BAM (the latest data published by the Federal Bureau of Statistics). The minimum salary according to the Decision of the Government of FBiH is 1.000 BAM.
Coverage of the trade union consumer basket with the average salary is 49.64%. Coverage of the trade union consumer basket with the minimum salary is 31.22%.
When creating the trade union consumer basket, the average salary paid in the FBiH was taken into account, as well as the minimum living costs of a four-member family consisting of two adults and two children, one of whom is in high school and the other of primary school age. The consumer basket itself consists of the following categories (the percentage next to the name shows the share of the individual category in the trade union consumer basket): Food – 45.35%; Housing and utilities – 14.41%; Hygiene and health maintenance – 9.65%; Education and culture – 8.12%; Clothing and footwear – 11.24%; Transport – 4.99%; Household maintenance – 6.25%.
In the food category, prices from 3 shopping centers for 86 items were used. When it comes to hygiene and health maintenance, costs for ten (10) items were included, and for housing and utilities, costs for six (6) items were included.
