Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 36.0% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Armenia
Groceries: pay 71.1% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% less in Armenia
Clothing: pay 98.9% more in Armenia

The cost of clothing and transportation in Armenia are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Armenia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	-17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	-32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.04 AMD376.48	-48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.56 AMD202.54	-59.3%
Average			-31.7%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.1% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$0.62 AMD223.68	-89.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.54 AMD1,280.73
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$2.39 AMD865.30	-60.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	-32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.49 AMD176.88	-83.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.71 AMD256.60
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.62 AMD225.88	-79.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.86 AMD313.09
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.29 AMD105.30	-68.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.26 AMD95.09	-74.6%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.57 AMD8,896.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$35,049.44 AMD13M	-5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.26 AMD2,266.51
Average			+3.0%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$552.86 AMD200K	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$392.70 AMD142K	+4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	-71.7%
Average			-32.7%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$308.72 AMD112K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,253.80 AMD4M

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pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.23 AMD806.95	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$2.61 AMD943.19	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.36 AMD854.72
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	-24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.55 AMD2,011.10
Average			-47.0%

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pay 98.9% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$49.93 AMD18,078.94
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.50 AMD17,196.99
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$99.72 AMD36,102.02
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	+98.9%
Average			+98.9%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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