Cost of living comparison
Maryland is 94.5% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Maryland instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 76.6% more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Maryland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$18.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.20
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$4.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$3.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$27,251.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$16.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$75.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,838.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$1,534.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$152.37
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,587.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$31,407.60
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$72.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$15.25
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Maryland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$33.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$91.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$124.73
|
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