Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 1.5% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 48.5% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 32.1% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Seychelles

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

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Seychelles vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$16.42 SCR230.29	+9.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$8.49 SCR119.03	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.83 SCR25.65	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$1.85 SCR25.99	+34.7%
Average			-11.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Seychelles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$1.57 SCR21.97	-72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$10.53 SCR147.71
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$7.50 SCR105.20	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$4.41 SCR61.81	-26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.44 SCR48.25	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.09 SCR15.22	-63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.26 SCR17.73
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.03 SCR14.41	-65.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$4.05 SCR56.87
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.69 SCR9.63	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.62 SCR8.75	-39.6%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$6.19 SCR86.82	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.94 SCR391.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-8.4%

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pay 32.1% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$117.67 SCR1,650.44	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$978.82 SCR13,728.41	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$894.39 SCR12,544.32	+138.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$96.28 SCR1,350.37	-66.4%
Average			+32.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Seychelles - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$144.13 SCR2,021.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,698.34 SCR122K

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$9.02 SCR126.57	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$5.18 SCR72.61	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$20.19 SCR283.22
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$103.85 SCR1,456.50	+73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.37 SCR131.40
Average			+38.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$33.50 SCR469.90
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$18.33 SCR257.03
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$68.86 SCR965.77
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$80.22 SCR1,125.09	+100.5%
Average			+100.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Seychelles - Cost of clothing

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