Iceland is 54.3% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.

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

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pay 94.6% more for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$19.51
ISK2,682
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$16.45
ISK2,261
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$2.70
ISK372

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$3.16
ISK434
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.72
ISK923
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$6.27
ISK862

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pay 25.4% more for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.25
 
$8.42
ISK1,157
Monthly public transit pass ?? $68.29
ISK9,387
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784

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pay 72.0% more for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$74.47
ISK10,236
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$1,325.48
ISK182,187

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pay 0.1% less for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $254.97
ISK35,045
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$5,993.83
ISK823,851

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pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$9.37
ISK1,288
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$4.61
ISK634
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $11.22
ISK1,542

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$108.23
ISK14,877
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$59.73
ISK8,210
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$146.94
ISK20,197

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