Cost of living comparison
Athens is 16.8% more expensive than Saipan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.9% more in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 42.5% less in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 4.7% less in Athens
- Housing
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pay 15.1% less in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 78.7% more in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.3% less in Athens
- Clothing
-
pay 81.6% more in Athens
The cost of clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Athens are more expensive than in Saipan. Expenses including groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Athens. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.06
€1.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.55
€0.46
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.59
€5.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.29
€5.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$4.89
€4.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.57
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.64
€6.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.01
€25.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$634.68
€538.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$557.32
€473.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
|
pay 78.7% more for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$463.20
€393.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.71
€3.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.88
€4.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$49.36
€41.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
pay 81.6% more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$115.38
€97.96
|
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