Cost of living comparison

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Saipan is 34.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

If you lived in Saipan instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

 
Santo Domingo
Saipan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
DOP618.52
$8.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.60
DOP399.04
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
DOP63.48
$1.50
 

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pay 92.7% more for groceries

 
Santo Domingo
Saipan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.90
DOP115.04
$3.33
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.22
DOP194.48
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
DOP296.78
$8.44
 

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

 
Santo Domingo
Saipan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.80
DOP290.12
$5.32
 
Monthly public transit pass $82.54
DOP4,988.06
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
$36,999.00
 

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pay 80.3% more for housing

 
Santo Domingo
Saipan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
$60.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $732.50
DOP44,267.33
$625.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $411.15
DOP24,847.19
$450.00
 

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pay 2.9% less for childcare

 
Santo Domingo
Saipan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $361.79
DOP21,864.31
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
$6,000.00
 

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Santo Domingo
Saipan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
DOP149.64
$5.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.58
DOP155.88
$4.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.54
DOP274.34
??

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

 
Santo Domingo
Saipan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
$30.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
$40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
$70.00
 

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