Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 70.1% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$21.06
€19.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$3.42
€3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$30.32
€28.13
|
|
pay 94.6% more for housing
Saipan
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$38.16
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$96.05
€89.11
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