Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 48.8% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Castries, you would:
pay 95.1% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.66
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.57
€4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.19
€6.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.52
€50.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.37
€28.16
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$938.86
€900.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
|
pay 68.7% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$306.98
€294.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$37.89
€36.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
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pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$138.30
€132.60
|
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