Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.6 times more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Bern instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Saipan
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 62.1% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 99.0% more for housing
Saipan
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Saipan
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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