Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 32.5% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 57.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 20.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 87.1% more in Saudi Arabia

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

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Saudi Arabia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.2% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$6.43 SAR24.15	-57.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$7.60 SAR28.53	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.77 SAR2.90	-61.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.25 SAR0.94	-81.8%
Average			-58.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.7% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$0.98 SAR3.69	-82.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.80 SAR14.25
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$6.70 SAR25.16	-32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$2.67 SAR10.01	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.42 SAR12.84	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.98 SAR3.66	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.78 SAR2.93
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.80 SAR2.99	-73.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.75 SAR2.81
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.62 SAR2.32	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.60 SAR2.27	-41.5%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$2.35 SAR8.83	-57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.96 SAR134.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$44,549.24 SAR167K	+20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.52 SAR77.00
Average			-31.2%

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pay 20.1% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$68.86 SAR258.41	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	+24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$73.68 SAR276.52	-74.3%
Average			-20.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$419.94 SAR1,575.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.91 SAR7.18	-68.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.43 SAR12.86	-35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.94 SAR26.04
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$98.19 SAR368.47	+63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$15.24 SAR57.19
Average			-25.8%

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pay 87.1% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$44.17 SAR165.75
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$55.80 SAR209.42
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$89.45 SAR335.69
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$74.85 SAR280.89	+87.1%
Average			+87.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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