Cost of living comparison
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Liechtenstein vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary
Liechtenstein is 55.2% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.
Liechtenstein vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 84.8% more for restaurants
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Liechtenstein
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$31.00
CHF25.60
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.50
|
$18.00
CHF14.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$4.40
CHF3.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
|
$5.20
CHF4.29
|
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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.0% less for groceries
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
Liechtenstein
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.63
|
$3.76
CHF3.11
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.50
CHF11.15
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.87
|
$9.37
CHF7.74
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
|
$9.34
CHF7.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$10.80
CHF8.92
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.58
CHF1.30
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.75
CHF1.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.85
CHF1.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.06
CHF1.70
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.16
CHF0.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.95
CHF0.78
|
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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of groceries
pay 25.5% more for transportation
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
Liechtenstein
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
|
$8.81
CHF7.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.80
CHF83.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$35,072.09
CHF28,967.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$49.83
CHF41.16
|
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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of transportation
pay 73.9% more for housing
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Liechtenstein
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.00
|
$60.07
CHF49.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
|
$1,371.58
CHF1,132.83
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.00
|
$1,209.97
CHF999.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.76
|
$136.88
CHF113.05
|
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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
Liechtenstein
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$329.99
CHF272.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,743.67
CHF10,525.40
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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of childcare
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Liechtenstein
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.40
CHF5.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$6.11
CHF5.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.30
CHF10.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
|
$97.06
CHF80.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.40
CHF18.50
|
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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
Liechtenstein
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$132.00
CHF109.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.50
CHF40.88
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$171.99
CHF142.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
|
$219.99
CHF181.70
|
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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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