Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 6.1% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU612.65
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU410.99
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.25
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.02
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU113.44
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU256.18
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU180.95
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU188.98
|
$6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU182.93
|
$6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.02
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU42.93
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.28
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU70.76
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.65
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.98
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU294.86
|
$5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,042.17
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,531,628.86
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,294.74
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,858.18
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,651.93
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,861.13
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,249.31
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,457.55
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU349,785.84
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU145.62
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU161.37
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU214.43
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,490.85
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU428.86
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU3,999.07
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,902.49
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,685.81
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,816.99
|
$55.00
|
|
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