Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Kuwait

Kuwait vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 38.6% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 63.1% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 66.2% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 15.0% less in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% less in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 76.2% more in Kuwait

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

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Kuwait vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$8.31 KWD2.570	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$7.91 KWD2.450	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.55 KWD0.170	-72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.31 KWD0.090	-77.7%
Average			-53.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.1% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$1.08 KWD0.330	-80.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.22 KWD0.690
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$5.32 KWD1.650	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$2.10 KWD0.650	-64.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$2.71 KWD0.840	-54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.10 KWD0.340	-63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.80 KWD0.250
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.67 KWD0.210	-77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.61 KWD0.190
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.50 KWD0.160	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.47 KWD0.150	-54.1%
Average			-63.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.2% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$1.25 KWD0.390	-77.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$51.95 KWD16.060
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$20,021.80 KWD6,189.540	-45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.57 KWD9.140
Average			-66.2%

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pay 15.0% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$30.53 KWD9.440	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$776.48 KWD240.040	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$619.33 KWD191.460	+65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$39.56 KWD12.230	-86.2%
Average			-15.0%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$251.54 KWD77.760
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,500.38 KWD2,009.530

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.68 KWD0.830	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$4.71 KWD1.460	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.74 KWD0.850
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$97.98 KWD30.290	+63.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.58 KWD3.580
Average			-9.3%

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pay 76.2% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$37.05 KWD11.450
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.45 KWD11.580
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$95.55 KWD29.540
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$70.48 KWD21.790	+76.2%
Average			+76.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of clothing

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