Cost of living comparison
Northern Mariana Islands is 2.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$7.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$5.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
?? | |
pay 70.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$4.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$13.46
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
$111.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$490.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
$153.63
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
$189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
$4,674.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
$60.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$38.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
$34.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
$85.00
|
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