Cost of living comparison

 Northern Mariana Islands
compared to
 Armenia
Armenia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 6.8% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 20.1% less in Armenia
Groceries
pay 60.8% less in Armenia
Transportation
pay 37.4% less in Armenia
Housing
pay 31.0% less in Armenia
Childcare
pay 50.6% more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.1% less in Armenia
Clothing
pay 75.3% more in Armenia

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

Armenia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.1% less for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$10.61
AMD4,073.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.00
AMD3,456.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$0.86
AMD330.54

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pay 60.8% less for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Armenia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$0.70
AMD267.81
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.88
AMD1,490.59
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$5.47
AMD2,101.28

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$4.63
AMD1,775.88
Monthly public transit pass ?? $12.86
AMD4,937.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$30,864.95
AMD11,850,288.97

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pay 31.0% less for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Armenia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$19.21
AMD7,375.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$684.28
AMD262,720.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$447.92
AMD171,973.57

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pay 50.6% more for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $270.71
AMD103,936.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$9,038.40
AMD3,470,203.52

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$1.67
AMD641.89
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$2.87
AMD1,100.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.57
AMD987.52

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pay 75.3% more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Armenia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$70.99
AMD27,256.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$51.27
AMD19,684.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$139.93
AMD53,723.90

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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: June 2025
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