Cost of living comparison
Athens is 38.3% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Athens instead of Castries, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
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pay 16.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.88
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.38
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
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pay 14.1% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.66
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
€11.15
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$630.26
€579.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$532.87
€490.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$482.99
€444.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$46.52
€42.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
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pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$116.71
€107.33
|
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