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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 9.4% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries: pay 50.0% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing: pay 8.5% less in Northern Mariana Islands
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Northern Mariana Islands

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

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,299	$11.50	-11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,234	$12.00	+28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA769	$1.67	+21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA876	$1.32	-16.0%
Average			+5.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.0% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Northern Mariana Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,408	$3.33	+32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,604	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA4,940	$8.44	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,714	$6.33	+106.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,761	$6.00	+90.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA604	$2.99	+176.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA597	$1.00	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,032	$2.99	+61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA713	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA608	$0.95	-13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA543	$1.03	+6.5%
Average			+50.0%

Republic of the Congo vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,841	$5.49	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,625	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	$36,999.00	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,400	$21.41	+61.7%
Average			+27.4%

Republic of the Congo vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.5% less for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,516	$60.00	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA552,647	$625.00	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA220,144	$450.00	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA146,951	$254.42	-3.2%
Average			-8.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA169,853	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907	$6,000.00	-0.6%
Average			-0.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,734	$6.00	+93.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,655	$5.12	+7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,189	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,305	$47.50	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,824	$8.00	-23.2%
Average			+13.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,287	$30.00	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,588	$40.00	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA50,920	$70.00	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA44,710	$55.00	-31.2%
Average			-20.9%

Republic of the Congo vs. Northern Mariana Islands - 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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