Cost of living comparison

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

Iceland is 58.7% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 98.9% more in Iceland
Groceries
pay 13.7% less in Iceland
Transportation
pay 23.4% more in Iceland
Housing
pay 92.5% more in Iceland
Childcare
pay 0.1% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.0% more in Iceland
Clothing
pay 2.7 times more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 98.9% more for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$19.40
ISK2,451
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$16.94
ISK2,141
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$2.81
ISK355

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$2.95
ISK373
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.27
ISK918
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$6.01
ISK759

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$8.36
ISK1,057
Monthly public transit pass ?? $71.28
ISK9,008
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$40,660.66
ISK5,138,288

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pay 92.5% more for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$72.17
ISK9,121
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$1,838.04
ISK232,273
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$1,497.77
ISK189,273

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pay 0.1% less for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $258.16
ISK32,624
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$5,993.99
ISK757,461

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pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$9.19
ISK1,161
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$4.65
ISK587
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $11.76
ISK1,486

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$111.23
ISK14,056
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$59.69
ISK7,543
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$148.00
ISK18,703

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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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