Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 9.7% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 49.9% more for restaurants
Saipan
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Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$13.54
€12.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.21
€8.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$29,240.65
€26,876.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
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pay 7.6% less for housing
Saipan
|
Tallinn
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$28.32
€26.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$729.51
€670.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$520.65
€478.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$228.75
€210.25
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Tallinn
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$450.86
€414.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$6,560.19
€6,029.80
|
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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Tallinn
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.90
€5.42
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$56.45
€51.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
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pay 72.1% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$87.49
€80.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$35.26
€32.41
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$87.51
€80.44
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$101.02
€92.85
|
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