Cost of living comparison
Northern Mariana Islands is 82.5% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Romania, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Romania
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON38.98
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.30
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.26
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.54
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.66
|
$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.54
|
$4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.07
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
Romania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.04
|
$5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,069.97
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.72
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Romania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.39
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,699.01
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,209.19
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON465.96
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Romania
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,667.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,319.15
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.25
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.94
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.22
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.31
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.17
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Romania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.08
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.76
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON319.70
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.46
|
$55.00
|
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