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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Antigua and Barbuda is 1.8% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Transportation: pay 39.8% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Housing: pay 21.7% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Childcare: pay 69.2% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Antigua and Barbuda

The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Antigua and Barbuda are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 2.5% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$13.88 EC$37.50	+20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.07 EC$5.60	+24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$0.96 EC$2.58	-27.4%
Average			+2.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$2.78 EC$7.50	-16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.07 EC$11.00
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$8.40 EC$22.71	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$5.37 EC$14.50	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.69 EC$9.98	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.96 EC$8.00	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.11 EC$3.00	+11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$3.70 EC$10.00	+23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$3.70 EC$10.00
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$1.30 EC$3.50	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.30 EC$3.50	+25.2%
Average			+2.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.8% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$6.29 EC$17.00	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$51.53 EC$139.27	+140.7%
Average			+39.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.7% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$77.58 EC$209.67	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$99.04 EC$267.65	-61.1%
Average			+21.7%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of housing

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pay 69.2% less for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-69.2%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	-69.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$3.95 EC$10.67	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$61.67 EC$166.67	+29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$6.20 EC$16.75	-22.5%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Antigua and Barbuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$50.00 EC$135.13	+66.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	??
Average			+36.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of clothing

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