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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 23.5% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
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pay 21.9% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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