Cost of living comparison

compared to

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 27.7% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Saint Kitts and Nevis are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 43.2% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$18.50 EC$50.00	+60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$13.98 EC$37.77	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.04 EC$5.50	+22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$2.28 EC$6.17	+73.4%
Average			+43.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$3.70 EC$10.00	+11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$9.25 EC$25.00	+9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$5.55 EC$15.00	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$4.20 EC$11.34	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.01 EC$5.44	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.39 EC$3.77	+39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.68 EC$4.54
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$1.01 EC$2.72	+6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.84 EC$2.27	-18.9%
Average			-3.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	??

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.5% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	+44.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$76.47 EC$206.67	-69.9%
Average			-4.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	??

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.22 EC$6.00	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$3.70 EC$10.00	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$6.29 EC$17.00	-21.4%
Average			-37.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$88.81 EC$240.00	+196.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$129.51 EC$350.00	+85.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	??
Average			+140.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Northern Mariana Islands vs.

Austria

Northern Mariana Islands vs.

Peru

Northern Mariana Islands vs.

Spain

Northern Mariana Islands vs.

Canada

Northern Mariana Islands vs.

United States

Northern Mariana Islands vs.

Australia

Northern Mariana Islands vs.

Russia

Northern Mariana Islands vs.

Thailand

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Saipan vs. Basseterre

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Northern Mariana Islands

Add prices for Saint Kitts and Nevis

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Saint Kitts and Nevis or Northern Mariana Islands. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.