Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.1 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Castries, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$19.59
€18.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.89
€5.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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pay 16.4% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.19
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,021.96
€28,527.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.16
€22.22
|
|
pay 92.9% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$57.82
€53.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,165.94
€1,072.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$976.56
€898.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$182.93
€168.22
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$989.17
€909.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$23,148.55
€21,287.01
|
|
pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.25
€8.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$34.92
€32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
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pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$104.24
€95.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$49.59
€45.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$117.47
€108.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$144.77
€133.13
|
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