Cost of living comparison
Tempe is 79.4% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Tempe instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Tempe
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$17.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Tempe
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Tempe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$3.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$12.69
|
|
pay 92.7% more for housing
Saipan
|
Tempe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$83.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$1,740.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$1,650.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$139.89
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Tempe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$950.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$23,500.00
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Tempe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$56.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$12.25
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Tempe
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$46.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$38.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$74.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$99.00
|
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