Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 24.9% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Saipan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£30.21
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.27
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Saipan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£6.00
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.31
|
$4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.69
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.44
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.14
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.74
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.62
|
$5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£52.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.91
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Saipan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.80
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.93
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£13.09
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£98.19
|
$55.00
|
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