Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 32.9% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.7% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 60.5% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 7.4% less in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.2% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ethiopia

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.7% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$4.00 ETB654.34	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-55.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.61 ETB99.06	-69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.66 ETB107.50	-52.2%
Average			-65.7%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.5% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$1.19 ETB194.58	-78.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.70 ETB604.57
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$4.09 ETB669.40	-58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$1.77 ETB289.63	-70.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$4.59 ETB750.34	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.44 ETB399.44	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.30 ETB48.73
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.99 ETB161.65	-67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.31 ETB50.42
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.22 ETB35.99	-76.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.49 ETB79.77	-52.9%
Average			-60.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$3.53 ETB577.22	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.11 ETB3,453.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.53 ETB576.64
Average			-5.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.4% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+135.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$706.95 ETB116K	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	-45.3%
Average			-7.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$136.41 ETB22,314.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$30,187.50 ETB5M

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pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$0.80 ETB130.87	-86.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$0.92 ETB150.32	-82.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$8.00 ETB1,308.69
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.75 ETB613.45
Average			-72.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$33.14 ETB5,421.12
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$70.86 ETB11,591.24
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.65 ETB12,865.68
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+106.8%
Average			+106.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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