Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 1.7% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
?? | |
pay 44.5% less for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
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pay 71.2% more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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