Cost of living comparison
Northern Mariana Islands is 90.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Albania, you would:
pay 68.0% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL505
|
$7.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL124
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL289
|
$5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL477
|
$5.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL220
|
$3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
?? | |
pay 38.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL713
|
$4.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
$13.46
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Albania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
$111.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
$650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
$490.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
$153.63
|
|
pay 81.8% more for childcare
Albania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
$189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
$4,674.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
$60.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL483
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Albania
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
$38.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
$34.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
$85.00
|
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