Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Israel

Israel vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Israel is 48.0% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% more in Israel
Groceries: pay 29.6% less in Israel
Transportation: pay 65.1% more in Israel
Housing: pay 83.8% more in Israel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Israel
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Israel

The cost of clothing, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Israel are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Israel.

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Israel vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Israel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$23.87 ₪73.86	+59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$18.77 ₪58.08	+29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$3.33 ₪10.30	+66.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$2.70 ₪8.36	+96.5%
Average			+51.9%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Israel - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.6% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Israel
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$3.02 ₪9.36	-46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$8.49 ₪26.29
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$9.09 ₪28.12	-7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$4.78 ₪14.78	-20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$6.33 ₪19.58	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.96 ₪6.05	-34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.48 ₪4.59
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.06 ₪3.29	-64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.28 ₪3.96
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.82 ₪2.54	-11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.73 ₪2.26	-29.4%
Average			-29.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Israel - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.1% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Israel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$9.73 ₪30.13	+76.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.98 ₪269.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$56,575.39 ₪175K	+52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$15.75 ₪48.75
Average			+65.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Israel - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.8% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Israel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$42.16 ₪130.46	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$1,456.98 ₪4,508.92	+82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$1,143.34 ₪3,538.28	+204.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$221.23 ₪684.64	-22.9%
Average			+83.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Israel - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Israel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,259.48 ₪3,897.70
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$26,132.54 ₪80,872.36

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Israel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$9.32 ₪28.83	+55.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$4.84 ₪14.98	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.45 ₪41.61
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$81.16 ₪251.17	+35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$14.27 ₪44.16
Average			+24.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Israel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$83.52 ₪258.46
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$65.14 ₪201.60
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$134.03 ₪414.78
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$154.97 ₪479.59	+287.4%
Average			+287.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Israel - Cost of clothing

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