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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 13.6% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% less in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries: pay 9.5% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing: pay 63.7% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.7% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Northern Mariana Islands

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

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 28.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$11.50	-37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$12.00	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.67	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$1.32	-42.3%
Average			-28.1%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.5% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern Mariana Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.33	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$8.44	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$6.33	+14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$6.00	+43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.99	+48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$1.00	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.99
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.95	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.03	+23.2%
Average			+9.5%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.49
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,999.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.41

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.7% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$60.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$625.00	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$450.00	-30.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$254.42	+232.7%
Average			+63.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,000.00

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pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$6.00	+170.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.12	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$47.50
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$8.00	+27.2%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$30.00	-66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$70.00	-45.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$55.00
Average			-56.0%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of clothing

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