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North Carolina vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

North Carolina is 2.9 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% more in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 47.6% more in North Carolina
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in North Carolina
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in North Carolina
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in North Carolina

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

North Carolina vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$17.06	+132.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$10.47	+52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$2.28	+30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$1.82	+53.0%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$3.79	+221.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$6.80	+52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$3.73	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$3.98	+40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$5.20	+45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$2.47	+275.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.71	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$2.20	+175.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$2.38	+179.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$1.74	+246.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$1.80	+231.5%
Average			+130.1%

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pay 47.6% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$2.98	-47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$60.67	+85.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$33,588.64	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$19.99	+128.8%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$72.77	+179.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$1,488.15	+486.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$1,261.77	+545.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$132.31	+16.2%
Average			+306.9%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$1,261.89	+583.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$24,633.15	+637.2%
Average			+610.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$5.12	+152.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$4.82	+215.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$7.77	+109.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$48.40	+67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$12.98	+157.6%
Average			+140.4%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$49.30	-27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$37.76	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$88.37	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$111.01	+0.5%
Average			-5.0%

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