Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 89.1% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Castries, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$19.00
₪71.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$13.57
₪50.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.42
₪9.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.87
₪7.00
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.46
₪9.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.58
₪24.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.91
₪25.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.76
₪14.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.71
₪17.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.35
₪5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.90
₪3.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.75
₪2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.86
₪3.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.54
₪2.04
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.37
₪27.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$61.07
₪229.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$36,639.14
₪137,489.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.20
₪38.29
|
|
pay 74.6% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$24.22
₪90.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,522.86
₪5,714.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$1,068.33
₪4,008.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$113.43
₪425.67
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$754.83
₪2,832.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,851.86
₪36,969.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.60
₪28.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.36
₪35.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$82.87
₪310.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.21
₪45.83
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$91.11
₪341.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$63.33
₪237.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
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