Cost of living comparison
Rome is 19.8% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Rome instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.23
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.12
€1.06
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.00
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$3.76
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$4.89
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.15
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.51
€35.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$26,794.08
€25,347.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$17.15
€16.22
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Saipan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$29.46
€27.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,180.31
€1,116.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$763.10
€721.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$167.26
€158.24
|
|
pay 74.8% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.83
€481.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$10,490.67
€9,924.48
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$58.31
€55.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$65.43
€61.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$30.74
€29.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$77.17
€73.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$102.32
€96.80
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Rome or Saipan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.