Cost of living comparison

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Saipan Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 28.6% cheaper than Saipan.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 67.9% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 41.3% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 57.5% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% less in Antananarivo

Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Antananarivo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Saipan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Saipan, you would:

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pay 44.9% less for restaurants

	Saipan	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00	$3.22 MGA14,412	-59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$4.30 MGA19,216	-64.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$1.16 MGA5,188	-22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90	$0.60 MGA2,696	-33.0%
Average			-44.9%

Saipan vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.9% less for groceries

	Saipan	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$1.19 MGA5,336	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.22 MGA23,333
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$3.94 MGA17,636	-53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$1.80 MGA8,071	-71.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$2.10 MGA9,370	-65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.65 MGA2,905	-78.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.27 MGA1,208	-73.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.51 MGA2,288	-82.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.33 MGA1,489
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.35 MGA1,547	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.42 MGA1,896	-59.0%
Average			-67.9%

Saipan vs. Antananarivo - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.3% less for transportation

	Saipan	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32	$4.58 MGA20,458	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$11,817.99 MGA52,842,808	-68.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$12.46 MGA55,725	-41.8%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 57.5% less for housing

	Saipan	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$52.31 MGA233,881	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$354.54 MGA1,585,284	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$53.69 MGA240,078	-88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$35.96 MGA160,804	-85.9%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Saipan	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$89.71 MGA401,125
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$11,292.35 MGA50,492,463	+88.2%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saipan	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$1.07 MGA4,804	-80.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83	$1.12 MGA4,996	-76.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.22 MGA14,412
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$40.29 MGA180,146	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$6.45 MGA28,823	-19.4%
Average			-48.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saipan	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$19.71 MGA88,131	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$24.89 MGA111,290	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$90.25 MGA403,527	+28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$78.79 MGA352,285	+43.2%

Saipan vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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