Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 13.4% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Saipan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.68
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.13
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.84
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.98
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.44
|
$6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.06
|
$6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.43
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.02
|
$5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.58
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD182,376.34
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.77
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Singapore
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.69
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,696.57
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,678.09
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.52
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 78.1% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,602.11
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,857.78
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Saipan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.07
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.34
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.02
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.66
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.20
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 35.7% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.30
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.74
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD130.22
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD150.31
|
$55.00
|
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