Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 41.1% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 69.4% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 49.6% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Serbia

The cost of clothing and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Serbia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$8.70 RSD909	-42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$9.63 RSD1,006	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.05 RSD215	+2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$1.58 RSD165	+14.6%
Average			-31.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.4% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$0.78 RSD81	-86.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.54 RSD475
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$4.83 RSD505	-51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$2.32 RSD242	-61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$2.82 RSD295	-52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.56 RSD58	-81.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.78 RSD81
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.72 RSD75	-76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.00 RSD104
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.41 RSD43	-55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.32 RSD34	-68.7%
Average			-69.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$6.92 RSD724	+25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.68 RSD2,684
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$29,965.17 RSD3M	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.06 RSD947
Average			+2.5%

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pay 49.6% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$26.71 RSD2,792	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$340.23 RSD35,559	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$248.38 RSD25,959	-33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$130.61 RSD13,650	-54.5%
Average			-49.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$258.66 RSD27,033
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,159.32 RSD748K

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pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.55 RSD267	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$1.92 RSD200	-64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.33 RSD453
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$29.21 RSD3,053	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.57 RSD582
Average			-57.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$82.25 RSD8,596
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$45.18 RSD4,721
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$105.67 RSD11,044
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$117.40 RSD12,270	+193.5%
Average			+193.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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