Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 55.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation: pay 64.7% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing: pay 75.8% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Childcare: pay 1.0% less in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing: pay 28.9% less in Northern Mariana Islands

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

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.24	$8.00	+18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.28	$12.00	+59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$1.50	+103.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$0.90	+265.6%
Average			+111.9%

Saudi Arabia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Northern Mariana Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$3.33	+253.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.52	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.38	$8.44	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.67	$6.33	+145.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.09	$6.00	+86.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.53	$2.99	+217.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$1.00	+31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$2.99	+300.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.95	+40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$1.03	+63.3%
Average			+129.2%

Saudi Arabia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.7% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.63	$5.32	+131.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,819.36	$36,999.00	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR67.98	$21.41	+18.2%
Average			+64.7%

Saudi Arabia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.8% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.20	$60.00	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,441.68	$625.00	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,048.71	$450.00	+61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.42	$254.42	+198.8%
Average			+75.8%

Saudi Arabia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 1.0% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,136.89	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,746.08	$6,000.00	-1.0%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.39	$5.50	+222.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.37	$4.83	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.94	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR369.77	$47.50	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.37	$8.00	-51.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 28.9% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR160.96	$30.00	-30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.61	$40.00	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR343.83	$70.00	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR295.89	$55.00	-30.3%
Average			-28.9%

Saudi Arabia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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