Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Barbados

Barbados vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 21.6% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 29.5% more in Barbados
Housing: pay 30.3% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Barbados
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Barbados

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

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Barbados vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$22.50 BBD45.00	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$11.25 BBD22.50	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.28 BBD4.57	+14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$1.62 BBD3.25	+18.2%
Average			+13.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Barbados - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$3.24 BBD6.48	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.91 BBD7.82
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$14.47 BBD28.93	+46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$6.13 BBD12.26	+2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$4.50 BBD9.00	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.38 BBD4.76	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.70 BBD3.41
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.44 BBD4.87	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.46 BBD4.91
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$1.96 BBD3.91	+110.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.62 BBD3.24	+56.7%
Average			+4.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Barbados - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.5% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$7.73 BBD15.46	+40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$32.40 BBD64.80
Average			+29.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Barbados - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.3% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$83.96 BBD167.92	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$925.00 BBD1,850.00	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$900.00 BBD1,800.00	+140.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$112.79 BBD225.59	-60.7%
Average			+30.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Barbados - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Barbados - Cost of childcare

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.75 BBD5.50	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$5.13 BBD10.27	-3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.00 BBD14.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$69.17 BBD138.33	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.88 BBD23.75
Average			-17.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$49.38 BBD98.75
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$26.88 BBD53.75
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$93.12 BBD186.25
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$81.25 BBD162.50	+103.1%
Average			+103.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Barbados - Cost of clothing

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