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

Northern Mariana Islands is 2.0 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants
pay 39.3% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries
pay 2.9 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation
pay 74.7% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing
pay 18.9% 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:

pay 39.3% more for restaurants

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.02
BAM11.49
$8.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.03
BAM9.59
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.57
BAM2.99
$1.50
 

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Northern Mariana Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$0.98
BAM1.86
$3.33
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.52
BAM6.71
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.65
BAM8.87
$8.44
 

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pay 74.7% more for transportation

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.43
BAM10.35
$5.32
 
Monthly public transit pass $35.51
BAM67.71
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,491.04
BAM46,701.67
$36,999.00
 

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.89
BAM45.56
$60.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $237.10
BAM452.12
$625.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $180.33
BAM343.86
$450.00
 

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $139.91
BAM266.80
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,744.59
BAM5,233.63
$6,000.00
 

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.79
BAM3.42
$5.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.34
BAM2.55
$4.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.34
BAM6.38
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pay 18.9% less for clothing

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.86
BAM110.34
$30.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.34
BAM57.86
$40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.76
BAM159.72
$70.00
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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