Cost of living comparison

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Bermuda vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Bermuda is 2.6 times more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Bermuda
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Bermuda
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Bermuda
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Bermuda
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Bermuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Bermuda
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Bermuda

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Bermuda are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bermuda.

Bermuda vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bermuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$60.00 BMD60.00	+421.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$15.00 BMD15.00	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$3.42 BMD3.42	+105.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$2.92 BMD2.92	+121.5%
Average			+168.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bermuda
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$8.38 BMD8.38	+151.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.09 BMD6.09
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$16.74 BMD16.74	+98.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$7.53 BMD7.53	+19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$10.49 BMD10.49	+74.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$5.80 BMD5.80	+94.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$3.01 BMD3.01	+200.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$4.38 BMD4.38	+46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$3.18 BMD3.18
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$3.40 BMD3.40	+259.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.71 BMD1.71	+65.1%
Average			+112.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bermuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$8.89 BMD8.89	+62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$69.00 BMD69.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$36.83 BMD36.83	+72.0%
Average			+40.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bermuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$151.67 BMD151.67	+152.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	+478.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	+403.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$193.88 BMD193.88	-23.8%
Average			+252.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bermuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	+308.3%
Average			+308.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bermuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$10.00 BMD10.00	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$6.44 BMD6.44	+25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$17.62 BMD17.62
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$188.00 BMD188.00	+295.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$13.50 BMD13.50	+68.8%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Bermuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$80.00 BMD80.00	+166.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$60.00 BMD60.00	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$142.50 BMD142.50	+103.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$127.17 BMD127.17	+131.2%
Average			+112.9%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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