Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 41.3% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Castries, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
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Castries
|
Bratislava
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
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pay 20.4% less for groceries
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Castries
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.52
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.46
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.98
€1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
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pay 0.6% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.43
€6.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.58
€36.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.65
€15.00
|
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pay 31.1% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$769.99
€738.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$617.27
€591.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$612.91
€587.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.81
€2.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$45.95
€44.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.15
€10.69
|
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pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$101.33
€97.15
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