Cost of living comparison
Northern Mariana Islands is 82.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$55.00
|
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