Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.4 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$3.23
€3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.06
€1.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.81
€4.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$6.45
€6.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.81
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$8.09
€7.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.51
€83.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,207.42
€33,755.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.86
€23.84
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$47.53
€45.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$2,189.86
€2,099.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$1,816.26
€1,741.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$206.94
€198.41
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$2,377.37
€2,279.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,444.53
€13,849.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.20
€4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$65.86
€63.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
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pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$92.54
€88.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$37.12
€35.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$106.57
€102.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$114.59
€109.86
|
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