Cost of living comparison
Northern Mariana Islands is 89.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
$4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
$5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 53.6% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
$55.00
|
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