Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 88.6% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Castries, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
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Castries
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$23.96
£18.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.15
£1.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.72
£1.33
|
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pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$3.06
£2.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.87
£4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.48
£2.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.03
£0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.67
£1.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
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pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.63
£5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.36
£31.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.65
£12.89
|
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pay 75.9% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$938.03
£726.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.79
£3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$15.13
£11.71
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$43.72
£33.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.35
£8.79
|
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pay 36.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$68.53
£53.04
|
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