Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 24.0% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 35.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$9.53 TTD64.81	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$8.37 TTD56.91	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.14 TTD7.74	-43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$0.93 TTD6.34	-32.2%
Average			-38.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.7% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$2.36 TTD16.03	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.42 TTD23.24
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$8.75 TTD59.46	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$4.36 TTD29.67	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$4.41 TTD30.01	-26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.01 TTD13.66	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.19 TTD8.07
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.47 TTD9.97	-51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.11 TTD14.37
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.64 TTD4.32	-31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.68 TTD4.60	-34.6%
Average			-35.7%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$4.27 TTD29.02	-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$113.02 TTD768.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$39,064.54 TTD266K	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.24 TTD62.85
Average			-10.7%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$58.23 TTD395.89	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	+9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$55.11 TTD374.70	-80.8%
Average			-29.9%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$262.82 TTD1,786.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of childcare

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.20 TTD14.95	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.67 TTD24.94	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.86 TTD33.07
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$53.64 TTD364.71	-10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.66 TTD58.88
Average			-37.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$57.23 TTD389.07
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.67 TTD344.52
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$117.03 TTD795.68
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$88.04 TTD598.57	+120.1%
Average			+120.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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