Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 19.9% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Saipan
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Saipan
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
?? | |
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Saipan
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
?? | |
pay 19.9% more for housing
Saipan
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Saipan
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saipan
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
?? |
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