Cost of living comparison

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

Marshall Islands is 7.2% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 42.0% more in Marshall Islands
Groceries
pay 52.4% more in Marshall Islands
Transportation
pay 18.0% less in Marshall Islands
Housing
pay 27.7% more in Marshall Islands
Childcare
pay 40.5% less in Marshall Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.5% less in Marshall Islands
Clothing
pay 13.3% more in Marshall Islands

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

Marshall Islands vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 42.0% more for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$11.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$1.83
 

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pay 52.4% more for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$3.40
 
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $14.57
 
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$8.52
 

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$6.81
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$18,500.00
 

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pay 27.7% more for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$76.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$766.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$833.33
 

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $150.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$3,570.00
 

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$4.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$3.75
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? ??

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$57.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$35.00
 

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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: January 2025
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