Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 32.6% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Yemen
Housing: pay 64.4% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$9.52 YER2,249	-36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$9.91 YER2,340	-31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.22 YER523	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$1.18 YER279	-13.9%
Average			-29.0%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$2.06 YER487	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.42 YER1,515
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$13.63 YER3,219	+38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$7.05 YER1,664	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$5.50 YER1,298	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$3.80 YER898	+27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.07 YER254
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.83 YER669	-5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.47 YER346
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$1.32 YER313	+42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.27 YER299	+22.4%
Average			+1.7%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$9.25 YER2,184	+67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$84.67 YER19,994
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$16,933.01 YER4M	-54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.17 YER4,998
Average			-8.0%

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pay 64.4% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$101.30 YER23,922	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$229.13 YER54,109	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$175.13 YER41,357	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$60.36 YER14,253	-79.0%
Average			-64.4%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$74.63 YER17,624
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,747.12 YER885K

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.78 YER658	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.90 YER921	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.29 YER1,250
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$45.84 YER10,825	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.93 YER1,400
Average			-35.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$75.14 YER17,744
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$103.71 YER24,492
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$79.02 YER18,661
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$100.89 YER23,826	+152.2%
Average			+152.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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