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Vietnam vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 29.7% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 62.6% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 41.5% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 67.3% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Vietnam

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

Vietnam vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.9% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$1.88 ₫49,598	-83.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$4.13 ₫108,658	-65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$0.53 ₫13,934	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$0.29 ₫7,503	-78.3%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 62.6% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$0.86 ₫22,621	-74.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.32 ₫139,920
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$5.20 ₫136,929	-38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$1.45 ₫38,092	-77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$1.56 ₫40,967	-74.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.18 ₫31,162	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.47 ₫12,396	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.58 ₫15,140	-80.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.49 ₫12,917
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.46 ₫12,222	-50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.47 ₫12,276	-54.9%
Average			-62.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.5% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$3.19 ₫83,990	-41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.64 ₫174,856
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$33,225.24 ₫874,348,535	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$5.90 ₫155,341	-72.4%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 67.3% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$8.68 ₫228,346	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$310.38 ₫8,167,763	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$223.57 ₫5,883,465	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$43.27 ₫1,138,771	-83.0%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$199.23 ₫5,242,836
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$12,262.04 ₫322,685,273	+104.4%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$0.93 ₫24,499	-84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$1.60 ₫42,057	-68.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.28 ₫33,640
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$20.38 ₫536,285	-57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$3.19 ₫84,052	-60.1%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$31.66 ₫833,176	+5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$21.29 ₫560,364	-46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$72.72 ₫1,913,626	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$77.26 ₫2,033,289	+40.5%
Average			+0.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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