Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Gibraltar

Gibraltar vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Gibraltar is 45.8% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Gibraltar
Groceries: pay 29.3% less in Gibraltar
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Gibraltar
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Gibraltar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Gibraltar
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Gibraltar

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Gibraltar are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Gibraltar. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Gibraltar.

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Gibraltar vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Gibraltar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$19.82 GIP14.87	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$17.51 GIP13.14	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.32 GIP1.74	+16.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$1.98 GIP1.49	+44.2%
Average			+27.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Gibraltar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Gibraltar
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$2.47 GIP1.85	-56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.02 GIP4.52
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$7.00 GIP5.25	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$6.20 GIP4.65	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.82 GIP2.87	-36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.35 GIP1.01	-54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.31 GIP0.98
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.65 GIP1.24	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.51 GIP1.13
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$1.24 GIP0.93	+34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.94 GIP0.71	-8.7%
Average			-29.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Gibraltar - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Gibraltar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$5.61 GIP4.21	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$49,553.88 GIP37,180.28	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+15.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Gibraltar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$66.07 GIP49.57	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$2,151.74 GIP1,614.45	+169.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$1,593.65 GIP1,195.72	+325.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$127.54 GIP95.69	-55.5%
Average			+131.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Gibraltar - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Gibraltar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,112.65 GIP834.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$21,142.99 GIP15,863.59

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Gibraltar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.29 GIP3.97	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$4.02 GIP3.02	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.15 GIP3.87
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$79.29 GIP59.49	+32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.21 GIP9.91
Average			-1.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Gibraltar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$136.55 GIP102.45
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$66.07 GIP49.57
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$120.58 GIP90.47
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$145.36 GIP109.06	+263.4%
Average			+263.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Gibraltar - Cost of clothing

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