Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 27.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,815
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,815
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF164
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF151
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,034
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,481
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,180
|
$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF2,008
|
$4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF320
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF183
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF229
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF194
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF130
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF157
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,050
|
$5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,538
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,686
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF245,368
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,962
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,774
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,251
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF363,010
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,109
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF429
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,487
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,521
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,050
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,286
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,176
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,613
|
$55.00
|
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