Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 70.9% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Wellington
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Saipan
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Saipan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Wellington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
|
pay 52.1% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
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