Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 47.6% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 89.2% more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
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Barbados
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Barbados
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Barbados
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Barbados
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Barbados
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Barbados
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Barbados
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
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