‘The money for my medical care goes to buy food’
How one Bosnian family got through a tragedy, the pandemic and inflation.
What's your money worth? A series from the front line of the cost of living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their monthly expenses.
Name: Rasim Redžić
Age: 43
Occupation: Retired steel factory worker and electrician
Lives with: Wife Emina (36) and son Hamza (14)
Lives in: Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monthly household income: The family’s combined monthly income for February was 2,000 Bosnian convertible marks (BAM) or $1,078. Following a workplace accident at his last job, Rasim receives a monthly disability pension of 600 BAM ($323), plus 400 BAM ($216) monthly for medical care, which the family uses to buy food. His wife Emina’s monthly income was 1,000 BAM ($539), from her job in the administration department at a steel factory. The average monthly salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina is approximately 1,180 BAM ($636).
Total family expenses for the month: 1,950 BAM ($1,051)