Cost of living comparison

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

Kyrgyzstan is 30.8% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 49.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries
pay 66.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation
pay 39.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing
pay 54.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare
pay 2.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing
pay 39.2% more in Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 49.5% less for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$5.80
KGS507.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$5.68
KGS497.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$0.68
KGS59.14

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pay 66.6% less for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$0.48
KGS41.78
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.14
KGS449.42
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$3.25
KGS283.83

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pay 39.8% less for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$2.90
KGS254.01
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.54
KGS659.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$39,443.16
KGS3,449,303.94

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pay 54.1% less for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$12.05
KGS1,053.48
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$474.69
KGS41,511.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$353.07
KGS30,875.68

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pay 2.8% more for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $230.15
KGS20,126.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$6,168.50
KGS539,435.63

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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$1.16
KGS101.45
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$2.06
KGS179.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.56
KGS136.45

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pay 39.2% more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$40.60
KGS3,550.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$38.86
KGS3,398.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$103.88
KGS9,084.40

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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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