Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 23.2% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
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Saipan
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.52
€6.25
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$3.46
€3.32
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
€1.89
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
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pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$6.43
€6.16
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.58
€36.99
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$15.65
€15.00
|
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pay 7.9% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$769.99
€738.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$617.27
€591.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$612.91
€587.65
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.81
€2.70
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$45.95
€44.06
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$11.15
€10.69
|
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pay 60.2% more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$101.33
€97.15
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