Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 12.6% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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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:

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$18.50 EC$50.00	+23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$13.98 EC$37.77	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.04 EC$5.50	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$2.28 EC$6.17	+66.1%
Average			+14.3%

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

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$3.70 EC$10.00	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$9.25 EC$25.00	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$5.55 EC$15.00	-7.4%
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)	??	$1.39 EC$3.77
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.68 EC$4.54
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$1.01 EC$2.72	+8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.84 EC$2.27	-18.9%
Average			-18.6%

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

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	+73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$66.53 EC$179.80	-76.8%
Average			-5.5%

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

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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	??	??

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

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.04 EC$5.50	-66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.70 EC$10.00	-30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$37.00 EC$100.00	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.29 EC$17.00
Average			-46.8%

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

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

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

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

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