Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 37.9% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 35.8% less in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 46.2% less in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.3% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$4.28 NT$136.94	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$4.99 NT$159.58	-65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.95 NT$30.41	-52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.65 NT$20.68	-52.9%
Average			-66.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$1.74 NT$55.75	-69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$10.75 NT$343.72
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$11.29 NT$360.84	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$2.49 NT$79.71	-58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.71 NT$118.68	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.94 NT$61.93	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.13 NT$36.09
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.36 NT$43.50	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.45 NT$46.48
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$1.07 NT$34.32	+15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.96 NT$30.56	-7.6%
Average			-35.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$3.85 NT$123.03	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.67 NT$1,108.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$32,963.14 NT$1M	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.50 NT$271.68
Average			-21.9%

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pay 46.2% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$21.08 NT$673.70	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	-22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	-78.1%
Average			-46.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$537.84 NT$17,189.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,498.18 NT$559K

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pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.82 NT$58.32	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$2.83 NT$90.51	-46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.03 NT$128.75
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.97 NT$318.70
Average			-52.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$60.97 NT$1,948.76
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.64 NT$1,043.09
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.55 NT$2,510.61
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+131.9%
Average			+131.9%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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