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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 99.5% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Childcare: pay 13.7% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Northern Mariana Islands

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Northern Mariana Islands are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Northern Mariana Islands.

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$11.50	+238.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$12.00	+86.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$1.67	+106.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$1.32	+111.2%
Average			+135.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Cambodia	Northern Mariana Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$3.33	+97.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$8.44	+6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$6.33	+254.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$6.00	+193.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$2.99	+104.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$1.00	+52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$2.99	+87.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.95	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$1.03	+101.2%
Average			+104.9%

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$5.49	+26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$36,999.00	-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$21.41	+136.9%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Cambodia	Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$60.00	+176.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$625.00	+80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$450.00	+90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$254.42	+313.5%
Average			+165.3%

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pay 13.7% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$6,000.00	+13.7%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$6.00	+476.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$5.12	+158.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$47.50	+25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$8.00	+113.3%
Average			+193.3%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$30.00	+23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$40.00	+88.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$70.00	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$55.00	+39.1%
Average			+38.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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