Cost of living comparison
compared to
Saipan vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary
Saipan is 24.1% more expensive than Taipei.
Saipan vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Saipan instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
NT$150.49
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.65
NT$180.59
|
$14.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
NT$29.35
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.86
|
$1.38
|
|
Taipei vs. Saipan - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
NT$64.65
|
$5.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.85
NT$314.68
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.54
NT$368.90
|
$9.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$87.00
|
$5.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
NT$142.21
|
$6.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
NT$71.26
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
NT$48.15
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NT$44.23
|
$2.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
NT$64.54
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$39.84
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NT$33.27
|
$1.03
|
|
Taipei vs. Saipan - Cost of groceries
pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NT$126.01
|
$5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.67
NT$1,203.90
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,523.97
NT$1M
|
$36,999.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
NT$285.93
|
?? | |
Taipei vs. Saipan - Cost of transportation
pay 8.8% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.40
NT$875.71
|
$90.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,012.31
NT$32,354.87
|
$800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$482.92
NT$15,434.64
|
$375.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.27
NT$2,118.10
|
$286.76
|
|
Taipei vs. Saipan - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$662.67
NT$21,179.76
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,675.66
NT$533K
|
?? |
Taipei vs. Saipan - Cost of childcare
pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
NT$90.29
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.42
NT$109.45
|
$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
NT$125.41
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.15
NT$1,315.12
|
$60.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.73
NT$311.01
|
?? | |
Taipei vs. Saipan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 61.9% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.18
NT$2,019.38
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.99
NT$1,277.99
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.98
NT$2,715.95
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.09
NT$3,358.66
|
$40.00
|
|
Taipei vs. Saipan - Cost of clothing
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