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United Arab Emirates vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 16.8% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 48.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 32.4% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 66.9% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 36.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 85.8% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 39.6% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$7.91 AED29.06	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$8.65 AED31.75	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.04 AED3.83	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$0.50 AED1.85	-61.7%
Average			-39.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.2% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$1.47 AED5.39	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.36 AED19.68
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$6.96 AED25.56	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$2.81 AED10.34	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.68 AED13.51	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.98 AED3.59	-67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.75 AED2.75	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.73 AED2.69	-75.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.59 AED2.15
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.48 AED1.76	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.53 AED1.93	-49.1%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 32.4% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$2.91 AED10.69	-46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.10 AED195.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$8.50 AED31.21	-60.3%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 66.9% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$101.41 AED372.42	+69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+120.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$122.67 AED450.49	-51.8%
Average			+66.9%

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pay 36.1% more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$497.28 AED1,826.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	+36.1%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$10.43 AED38.31	+73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$4.99 AED18.32	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.23 AED22.88
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$75.55 AED277.45	+59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$13.19 AED48.44	+64.9%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 85.8% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$75.04 AED275.58	+150.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$59.50 AED218.51	+48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$105.66 AED388.03	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$106.53 AED391.23	+93.7%
Average			+85.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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