Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 10.9% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Santiago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Saipan
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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