Cost of living comparison
compared to
Road Town vs. Saipan Cost of Living Summary
Road Town is 33.3% more expensive than Saipan.
Road Town vs. Saipan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Road Town instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.50
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
|
$0.95
|
|
Saipan vs. Road Town - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.63
|
$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.87
|
$8.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$2.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.78
|
|
Saipan vs. Road Town - Cost of groceries
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
|
$4.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
Saipan vs. Road Town - Cost of transportation
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Saipan
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.00
|
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.00
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.76
|
$124.65
|
|
Saipan vs. Road Town - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,236.67
|
Saipan vs. Road Town - Cost of childcare
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
|
|
Saipan vs. Road Town - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$130.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
|
$140.00
|
|
Saipan vs. Road Town - Cost of clothing
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