Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 50.4% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 70.5% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Macedonia
Housing: pay 60.8% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Macedonia

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

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Macedonia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$6.53 MKD358.14	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$5.60 MKD306.88	-61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.62 MKD88.84	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$1.16 MKD63.63	-15.6%
Average			-52.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.5% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$0.71 MKD38.75	-87.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.67 MKD201.39
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$4.67 MKD256.29	-52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$2.26 MKD123.77	-62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$2.91 MKD159.35	-51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.50 MKD27.49	-83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.63 MKD34.55
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.57 MKD31.16	-81.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.80 MKD43.84
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.40 MKD21.80	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.40 MKD22.03	-61.2%
Average			-70.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$5.60 MKD306.85	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.04 MKD1,537.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$33,276.49 MKD2M	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.79 MKD317.47
Average			-4.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.8% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$17.88 MKD980.35	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	-47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	-65.2%
Average			-60.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$287.04 MKD15,740.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,102.29 MKD225K

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macedonia - Cost of childcare

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pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.05 MKD112.36	-65.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$1.69 MKD92.77	-68.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.13 MKD171.51
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.90 MKD323.66
Average			-61.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$61.13 MKD3,351.93
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.04 MKD1,921.63
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$88.54 MKD4,855.41
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	+146.9%
Average			+146.9%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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