Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.2% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Yemen
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.51
YER378
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.92
YER980
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$10.55
YER2,636
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$5.47
YER1,367
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.58
YER645
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.81
YER203
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.27
YER568
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
YER309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$31.99
YER7,995
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$247.69
YER61,897
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$175.00
YER43,733
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
|
pay 43.3% less for childcare
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.84
YER710
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.76
YER941
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.38
YER1,094
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$77.72
YER19,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.06
YER1,263
|
|
pay 91.6% more for clothing
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$113.24
YER28,299
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