Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 75.0% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 82.1% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 56.4% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 79.1% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.1% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 37.3% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.2% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$2.77 AFN180	-81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$4.62 AFN300	-68.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.47 AFN31	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.15 AFN10	-88.8%
Average			-78.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.1% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$0.24 AFN16	-95.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.19 AFN142
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$3.21 AFN208	-67.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$1.55 AFN101	-74.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$1.81 AFN118	-69.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.32 AFN21	-89.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.40 AFN26
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.42 AFN27	-86.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.24 AFN16
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.28 AFN18	-69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.22 AFN15	-78.4%
Average			-82.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.4% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$4.19 AFN272	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.77 AFN1,350
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$8,461.54 AFN550K	-77.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.77 AFN375
Average			-56.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.1% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$96.92 AFN6,300	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$123.08 AFN8,000	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$108.80 AFN7,072	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$32.46 AFN2,110	-88.7%
Average			-79.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$20.26 AFN1,317
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,046.15 AFN68,000

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pay 76.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.31 AFN150	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$1.10 AFN71	-79.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.38 AFN155
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$11.08 AFN720	-81.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$2.31 AFN150
Average			-76.1%

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pay 37.3% less for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$10.64 AFN692
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$16.00 AFN1,040
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$57.69 AFN3,750
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$25.08 AFN1,630	-37.3%
Average			-37.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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