Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 16.4% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 48.4% less in Maldives
Transportation: pay 23.0% less in Maldives
Housing: pay 20.3% more in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Maldives
Clothing: pay 31.3% more in Maldives

The cost of clothing and housing in Maldives are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Maldives.

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Maldives vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$6.00 MVR92.74	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$9.57 MVR147.88	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.63 MVR25.12	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.30 MVR4.59	-78.4%
Average			-51.9%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.4% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$1.65 MVR25.57	-70.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.48 MVR53.75
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$6.83 MVR105.52	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$1.87 MVR28.89	-68.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$2.76 MVR42.72	-53.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.80 MVR27.83	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.39 MVR21.40
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.59 MVR24.56	-46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.22 MVR18.83
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.75 MVR11.63	-18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.69 MVR10.63	-33.5%
Average			-48.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Maldives - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.0% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$3.81 MVR58.81	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.82 MVR476.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$32,446.46 MVR501K	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.52 MVR270.70
Average			-23.0%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Maldives - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	-70.3%
Average			+20.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Maldives - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$184.92 MVR2,857.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$4.87 MVR75.19	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.55 MVR54.82	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.95 MVR215.56
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.73 MVR150.39
Average			-11.8%

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pay 31.3% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$39.51 MVR610.41
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.63 MVR766.77
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.11 MVR1,345.89
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$52.50 MVR811.17	+31.3%
Average			+31.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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