Cost of living comparison
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Saint Peter Port vs. Saipan Cost of Living Summary
Saint Peter Port is 55.0% more expensive than Saipan.
Saint Peter Port vs. Saipan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Saint Peter Port
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$20.48
£15.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.50
|
$9.88
£7.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.87
£2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
|
$2.42
£1.82
|
|
Saipan vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.6% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Saint Peter Port
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.63
|
$2.14
£1.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.53
£5.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.87
|
$9.14
£6.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
|
$5.90
£4.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$5.59
£4.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.15
£1.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
£0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$2.96
£2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.58
£1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.30
£0.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.10
£0.82
|
|
Saipan vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of groceries
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Saint Peter Port
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
|
$8.12
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.02
£26.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$35,678.80
£26,769.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.80
£19.36
|
|
Saipan vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of transportation
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Saipan
|
Saint Peter Port
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.00
|
$55.83
£41.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
|
$2,362.07
£1,772.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.00
|
$2,262.96
£1,697.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.76
|
$103.58
£77.71
|
|
Saipan vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Saint Peter Port
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,092.28
£1,569.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$19,821.55
£14,872.11
|
Saipan vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of childcare
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Saint Peter Port
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.94
£5.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$4.82
£3.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$17.18
£12.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
|
$73.34
£55.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.89
£8.92
|
|
Saipan vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Saint Peter Port
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$102.41
£76.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.73
£22.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.73
£87.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
|
$89.20
£66.92
|
|
Saipan vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing
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