Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 60.9% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$20.22
€18.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$3.13
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.80
€2.57
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.10
€7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$5.51
€5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$29.95
€27.52
|
|
pay 86.9% more for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$44.65
€41.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$12.72
€11.69
|
|
pay 45.7% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$96.33
€88.54
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