Cost of living comparison

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

Turkey is 25.1% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 32.7% less in Turkey
Groceries
pay 67.7% less in Turkey
Transportation
pay 22.2% less in Turkey
Housing
pay 54.5% less in Turkey
Childcare
pay 14.9% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.8% less in Turkey
Clothing
pay 26.5% more in Turkey

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

Turkey vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 32.7% less for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$6.91
TRY278.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$6.91
TRY279.02
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$1.17
TRY47.40

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pay 67.7% less for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Turkey
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$1.02
TRY40.98
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.97
TRY200.68
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$3.15
TRY127.23

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$4.40
TRY177.61
Monthly public transit pass ?? $19.27
TRY777.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$44,819.35
TRY1,809,460.35

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pay 54.5% less for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Turkey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$11.31
TRY456.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$442.81
TRY17,877.40
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$336.49
TRY13,584.98

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pay 14.9% more for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $408.60
TRY16,495.97
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$6,892.93
TRY278,283.30

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pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$2.54
TRY102.65
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$2.62
TRY105.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.91
TRY77.15

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Turkey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$42.74
TRY1,725.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$40.74
TRY1,644.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$88.38
TRY3,568.09

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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: July 2025
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