Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 16.8% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Saipan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.56
|
$8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.17
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.65
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.90
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.33
|
$8.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.40
|
$4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.52
|
$5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
$36,999.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.44
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
$60.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€676.80
|
$625.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€483.04
|
$450.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€418.29
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€52.37
|
$47.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Tallinn
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Saipan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
$30.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
$70.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€93.72
|
$55.00
|
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