Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 59.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.0% more in Saipan
- Groceries
-
pay 95.7% more in Saipan
- Transportation
-
pay 2.8 times more in Saipan
- Housing
-
pay 10.5% more in Saipan
- Childcare
-
pay 86.3% less in Saipan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9 times more in Saipan
- Clothing
-
pay 43.6% less in Saipan
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Saipan are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Saipan. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saipan.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 74.0% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
$8.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
$1.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 95.7% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
$3.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
$8.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
$6.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
$6.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
$1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
$2.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
$0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
$5.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
$36,999.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
$60.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
$625.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
$450.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
$4.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
$47.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
$70.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
$55.00
|
|
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