Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 50.5% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 81.2% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Valletta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$19.49
€17.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.54
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.87
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$25,450.20
€23,392.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$29.24
€26.88
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Saipan
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$38.58
€35.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,095.02
€1,006.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$900.23
€827.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$112.57
€103.47
|
|
pay 71.5% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$667.12
€613.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$10,288.38
€9,456.56
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$81.22
€74.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Saipan
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$127.25
€116.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$62.27
€57.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$157.03
€144.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$200.35
€184.15
|
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