Cost of living comparison

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Kingstown is 21.8% more expensive than Saipan.

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

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

 
Saipan
Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$11.10
EC$30.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$1.85
EC$5.00

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

 
Saipan
Kingstown
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$1.85
EC$5.00
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.26
EC$19.61
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$12.14
EC$32.81

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pay 59.4% more for transportation

 
Saipan
Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$14.57
EC$39.38
Monthly public transit pass ?? $59.20
EC$160.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00

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pay 41.6% less for housing

 
Saipan
Kingstown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$55.50
EC$150.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$296.02
EC$800.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$296.02
EC$800.00

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saipan
Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $185.01
EC$500.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saipan
Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$1.85
EC$5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$2.71
EC$7.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.44
EC$12.00

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Saipan
Kingstown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$101.76
EC$275.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$83.25
EC$225.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$111.01
EC$300.00

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