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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 59.9% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation: pay 95.7% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing: pay 88.6% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Childcare: pay 26.2% less in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Northern Mariana Islands

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

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Oman	Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$11.50	+121.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.520	$12.00	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$1.67	+120.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$1.32	+387.8%
Average			+165.1%

Oman vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Oman	Northern Mariana Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$3.33	+206.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.160	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.670	$8.44	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$6.33	+149.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.940	$6.00	+146.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$2.99	+185.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$1.00	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$2.99	+278.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$0.95	+84.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.210	$1.03	+93.6%
Average			+133.9%

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pay 95.7% more for transportation

	Oman	Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$5.49	+134.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR22.000	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,899.980	$36,999.00	+80.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.770	$21.41	+72.4%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 88.6% more for housing

	Oman	Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.670	$60.00	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.800	$625.00	+68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.720	$450.00	+57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.900	$254.42	+250.6%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

	Oman	Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.930	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,126.480	$6,000.00	-26.2%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.100	$6.00	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.070	$5.12	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.310	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.160	$47.50	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.650	$8.00	-15.7%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Oman	Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.120	$30.00	-39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.640	$40.00	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.670	$70.00	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.840	$55.00	-14.9%
Average			-16.4%

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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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