Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 6.7% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
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