Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 27.1% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Mexico
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Mexico
Transportation: pay 21.5% less in Mexico
Housing: pay 29.3% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.4% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico

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

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Mexico vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$10.46 MX$193.35	-30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$9.03 MX$166.91	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.43 MX$26.47	-28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$1.04 MX$19.32	-24.0%
Average			-32.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$2.72 MX$50.21	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.30 MX$79.55
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$6.19 MX$114.55	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$2.55 MX$47.12	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.66 MX$67.67	-39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.30 MX$23.98	-56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.70 MX$12.93
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.94 MX$17.44	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.84 MX$15.45
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.90 MX$16.67	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.91 MX$16.80	-12.2%
Average			-44.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.5% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$5.55 MX$102.60	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.03 MX$555.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.12 MX$372.17
Average			-21.5%

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pay 29.3% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$30.02 MX$555.11	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$49.08 MX$907.55	-82.9%
Average			-29.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Mexico - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$244.36 MX$4,518.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,712.49 MX$106K

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pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.63 MX$48.58	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.45 MX$63.89	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.64 MX$85.88
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$39.21 MX$725.11	-34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.46 MX$100.90
Average			-42.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.30 MX$1,022.71
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.67 MX$789.09
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$96.26 MX$1,780.17
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+126.9%
Average			+126.9%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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