Cost of living comparison
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Santo Domingo vs. Saipan Cost of Living Summary
Santo Domingo is 29.0% cheaper than Saipan.
Santo Domingo vs. Saipan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$9.95
DOP611.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.50
|
$7.54
DOP463.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.04
DOP63.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
|
$0.57
DOP35.01
|
|
Saipan vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of restaurants
pay 49.2% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.63
|
$1.51
DOP93.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.62
DOP222.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.87
|
$5.19
DOP318.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
|
$2.34
DOP143.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$2.53
DOP155.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.45
DOP88.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
DOP22.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.24
DOP75.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
DOP51.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.91
DOP56.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.00
DOP61.45
|
|
Saipan vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of groceries
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
|
$5.38
DOP330.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.24
DOP1,120.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$23,212.79
DOP1M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.22
DOP1,303.80
|
|
Saipan vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of transportation
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.00
|
$36.30
DOP2,230.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
|
$721.96
DOP44,352.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.00
|
$350.20
DOP21,513.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.76
|
$70.91
DOP4,356.44
|
|
Saipan vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$252.26
DOP15,497.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,399.96
DOP455K
|
Saipan vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of childcare
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.49
DOP152.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$2.27
DOP139.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.32
DOP326.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
|
$29.64
DOP1,820.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.46
DOP458.37
|
|
Saipan vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.80
DOP2,813.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.66
DOP2,866.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.04
DOP5,346.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
|
$124.34
DOP7,638.61
|
|
Saipan vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing
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