Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.2% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Greece instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$14.81
€13.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.01
€8.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.97
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.52
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.06
€5.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$4.09
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$4.27
€3.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$7.81
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.23
€37.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$27,791.92
€25,396.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$14.64
€13.38
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$31.73
€28.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$529.13
€483.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$406.38
€371.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$178.34
€162.97
|
|
pay 11.0% more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$350.75
€320.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$6,658.30
€6,084.47
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$4.23
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.51
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.98
€4.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$46.53
€42.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$8.93
€8.16
|
|
pay 70.3% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$83.80
€76.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$41.12
€37.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$86.78
€79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$96.32
€88.02
|
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