Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.1 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.77
€20.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.59
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$88.71
€81.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,110.45
€29,528.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.25
€23.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$2,059.29
€1,893.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$1,685.95
€1,550.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$203.74
€187.36
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$2,119.81
€1,949.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,765.02
€10,818.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.34
€9.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$62.30
€57.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$89.06
€81.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$33.70
€30.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$94.07
€86.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$110.42
€101.54
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Amsterdam or Castries. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.