Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.1 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.56
€2.43
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$7.47
€7.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.66
€5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.38
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
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pay 16.8% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.92
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.59
€50.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.94
€24.60
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$55.46
€52.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,200.57
€1,138.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$1,025.16
€972.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$179.33
€170.07
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$988.17
€937.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$22,667.79
€21,497.27
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$38.09
€36.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$14.20
€13.47
|
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pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$96.46
€91.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$51.32
€48.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$115.01
€109.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$143.35
€135.95
|
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