Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.2 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Castries, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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