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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 79.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation: pay 59.1% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Childcare: pay 79.6% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing: pay 28.0% less in Northern Mariana Islands

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

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 34.3% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.22	$11.50	+56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.42	$12.00	+74.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.91	$1.67	-4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM1.99	$1.32	+10.4%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Northern Mariana Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.96	$3.33	+182.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.42	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.56	$8.44	+64.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.72	$6.33	+123.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM5.94	$6.00	+68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.09	$2.99	+354.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.31	$1.00	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.33	$2.99	+273.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.41	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.83	$0.95	+88.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.90	$1.03	+90.4%
Average			+141.4%

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pay 59.1% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.51	$5.49	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM54.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,235.93	$36,999.00	+36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.55	$21.41	+145.1%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.32	$60.00	+130.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM422.59	$625.00	+146.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM325.55	$450.00	+130.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM189.57	$254.42	+123.5%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 79.6% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM307.56	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,564.34	$6,000.00	+79.6%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.38	$6.00	+195.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.54	$5.12	+235.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.18	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.16	$47.50	+64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.39	$8.00	+58.8%
Average			+138.5%

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pay 28.0% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM112.43	$30.00	-55.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM55.42	$40.00	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM158.13	$70.00	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM183.99	$55.00	-50.2%
Average			-28.0%

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