Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 14.3% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Saipan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.44
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.35
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.25
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
$6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.57
|
$5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.55
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€705.32
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€503.49
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€495.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.16
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Tallinn
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Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€109.48
|
$55.00
|
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