Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 22.5% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Saipan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$7.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Saipan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$5.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.16
|
$3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
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pay 33.4% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.25
|
$4.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.52
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,340.24
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.48
|
$13.46
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Valletta
|
Saipan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.81
|
$111.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.01
|
$650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€841.51
|
$490.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.57
|
$153.63
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Saipan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.33
|
$189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,690.14
|
$4,674.00
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.61
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.24
|
$60.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Saipan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.85
|
$38.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$34.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.48
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.28
|
$85.00
|
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