Cost of living comparison
Paris is 90.7% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Paris instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 95.4% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$2.70
€2.50
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Saipan
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$9.69
€8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$6.40
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
€1.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.87
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$8.20
€7.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.35
€85.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$21.89
€20.31
|
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pay 43.2% more for housing
Saipan
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$1,438.32
€1,334.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$1,037.88
€962.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$169.67
€157.41
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$830.08
€770.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$18,062.39
€16,757.38
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.69
€7.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.54
€10.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$39.26
€36.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
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pay 71.9% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$110.46
€102.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$41.99
€38.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$101.08
€93.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$143.22
€132.88
|
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