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Dominican Republic vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 25.6% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 51.4% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 42.5% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 12.8% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Dominican Republic

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.7% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$6.57 DOP410.40	-42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$7.06 DOP441.19	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$0.92 DOP57.76	-44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$0.60 DOP37.61	-54.3%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 51.4% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$1.44 DOP89.98	-56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.10 DOP193.39
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$4.52 DOP282.20	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$1.74 DOP108.73	-72.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$2.20 DOP137.15	-63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.17 DOP73.35	-60.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.37 DOP23.25	-62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.09 DOP68.38	-63.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.70 DOP43.90
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.67 DOP41.99	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.96 DOP60.03	-7.1%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$4.63 DOP289.40	-15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.27 DOP1,953.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	-4.3%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 42.5% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-80.4%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 12.8% less for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$203.07 DOP12,685.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-12.8%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.40 DOP149.71	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$1.93 DOP120.59	-62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.53 DOP283.04
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$6.24 DOP389.50	-22.1%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	+48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+70.9%
Average			+34.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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