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

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 27.6% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 57.0% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 44.3% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 61.2% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$7.34 BAM12.26	-36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$6.86 BAM11.46	-42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.75 BAM2.92	+4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$1.19 BAM1.99	-9.4%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$1.18 BAM1.97	-64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.46 BAM7.44
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$5.14 BAM8.59	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$2.84 BAM4.74	-55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.56 BAM5.95	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.66 BAM1.10	-78.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.79 BAM1.32	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.80 BAM1.34	-73.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.85 BAM1.42
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.50 BAM0.84	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.54 BAM0.91	-47.5%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$5.71 BAM9.54	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.63 BAM54.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$27,166.31 BAM45,371.13	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$8.74 BAM14.59	-59.2%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 57.0% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$26.02 BAM43.45	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$253.79 BAM423.85	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$195.51 BAM326.52	-56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$113.85 BAM190.14	-55.3%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 44.3% less for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$184.70 BAM308.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$3,341.65 BAM5,580.97	-44.3%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.03 BAM3.39	-66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$1.53 BAM2.55	-70.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.71 BAM6.20
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$28.92 BAM48.31	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$5.04 BAM8.42	-37.0%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 61.2% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$67.52 BAM112.76	+125.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$33.28 BAM55.59	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$94.97 BAM158.61	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$110.50 BAM184.54	+100.9%
Average			+61.2%

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