Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 45.2% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Bern, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Saipan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
$7.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Bern
|
Saipan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
$5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
$5.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
$3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
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pay 56.9% less for transportation
Bern
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
$4.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
$13.46
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Bern
|
Saipan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
$111.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
$650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
$490.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
$153.63
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Bern
|
Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
$189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
$4,674.00
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
$60.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 44.4% less for clothing
Bern
|
Saipan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
$38.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
$34.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
$85.00
|
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