Cost of living comparison
Athens is 16.8% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Athens instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Athens
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.59
€6.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.29
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.01
€28.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$634.68
€592.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$557.32
€519.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
|
pay 78.7% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$463.20
€432.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.88
€4.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$49.36
€46.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
|
pay 81.6% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$115.38
€107.65
|
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