Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 22.5% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Doha, you would:
pay 68.3% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Doha
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Doha
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.19
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,125.17
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Doha
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.47
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,185.23
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.24
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.62
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Doha
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.89
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,563.37
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.24
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Doha
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.86
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.02
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.85
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.12
|
$55.00
|
|
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