Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Guatemala

Guatemala vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala is 20.7% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% less in Guatemala
Groceries: pay 38.6% less in Guatemala
Transportation: pay 20.3% less in Guatemala
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% less in Guatemala
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Guatemala

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

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Guatemala vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$6.81 GTQ52.10	-54.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$7.86 GTQ60.11	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.95 GTQ7.27	-30.9%
Average			-48.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Guatemala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.6% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$3.06 GTQ23.38	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.94 GTQ22.53
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$7.79 GTQ59.62	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$2.46 GTQ18.82	-59.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$4.27 GTQ32.69	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.77 GTQ13.56	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.76 GTQ5.83
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.29 GTQ9.90	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.73 GTQ5.62
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.69 GTQ5.25	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.88 GTQ6.75	-14.7%
Average			-38.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Guatemala - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.3% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$5.04 GTQ38.56	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.23 GTQ108.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-20.3%

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$46.14 GTQ353.04	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	+42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$49.82 GTQ381.19	-82.6%
Average			-12.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Guatemala - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.27 GTQ25.05	-45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.34 GTQ25.59	-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.99 GTQ30.56
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$40.26 GTQ308.05	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.48 GTQ49.59
Average			-38.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$46.92 GTQ359.05
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.46 GTQ363.17
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$104.97 GTQ803.21
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$95.86 GTQ733.50	+139.6%
Average			+139.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Guatemala - Cost of clothing

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