Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 28.8% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Georgia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$8.92
GEL24.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.13
GEL22.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.84
GEL2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.66
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.99
GEL10.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$7.17
GEL19.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.30
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.68
GEL7.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.54
GEL1.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.74
GEL2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.71
GEL1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
GEL1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.30
GEL0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.38
GEL12.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.31
GEL39.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$20,343.17
GEL55,943.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$4.81
GEL13.23
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$15.85
GEL43.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$467.69
GEL1,286.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$341.06
GEL937.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$52.84
GEL145.30
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$204.64
GEL562.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,062.91
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.55
GEL4.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.53
GEL6.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.94
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$39.97
GEL109.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.55
GEL15.27
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$60.56
GEL166.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$44.07
GEL121.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$99.89
GEL274.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$106.19
GEL292.02
|
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