Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Switzerland

Switzerland vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 67.9% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.3% more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 31.6% more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 4.9 times more in Switzerland

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Switzerland are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

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Switzerland vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.3% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$30.33 CHF25.05	+102.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$18.14 CHF14.98	+25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$5.29 CHF4.37	+164.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$4.78 CHF3.95	+247.6%
Average			+85.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Switzerland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$3.50 CHF2.89	-37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$12.96 CHF10.70
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$8.10 CHF6.69	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$7.57 CHF6.25	+26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$12.18 CHF10.06	+103.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.60 CHF1.32	-46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.91 CHF0.75
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.25 CHF1.03	-58.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.25 CHF1.85
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.85 CHF0.70	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.94 CHF0.78	-8.7%
Average			-16.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Switzerland - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.6% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$8.57 CHF7.08	+55.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$118.70 CHF98.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$40,149.55 CHF33,160.79	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$42.12 CHF34.79
Average			+31.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Switzerland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$58.17 CHF48.05	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$1,813.65 CHF1,497.95	+126.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$1,535.97 CHF1,268.60	+309.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$206.49 CHF170.54	-28.0%
Average			+127.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Switzerland - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$2,648.71 CHF2,187.65
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$33,203.62 CHF27,423.94

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.68 CHF7.17	+44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$5.95 CHF4.92	+11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$10.85 CHF8.96
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$93.96 CHF77.60	+56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$22.75 CHF18.79
Average			+37.7%

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pay 4.9 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$135.00 CHF111.50
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$65.94 CHF54.46
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$152.86 CHF126.25
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$196.87 CHF162.60	+392.2%
Average			+392.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Switzerland - Cost of clothing

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