Australia is 47.3% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.

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

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pay 75.0% more for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$16.79
A$24.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.81
A$14.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$2.56
A$3.80

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$2.33
A$3.45
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.71
A$6.99
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$5.75
A$8.53

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.25
 
$4.73
A$7.01
Monthly public transit pass ?? $84.46
A$125.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$27,859.34
A$41,297.57

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pay 41.3% more for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$55.36
A$82.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$1,258.08
A$1,864.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$971.44
A$1,440.03

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,377.23
A$2,041.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$14,720.56
A$21,821.17

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$6.69
A$9.92
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$3.60
A$5.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $28.13
A$41.70

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pay 87.0% more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$75.27
A$111.58
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$54.30
A$80.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$102.43
A$151.84

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