Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.0 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Castries, you would:
pay 92.3% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$20.66
₪77.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.33
₪49.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.59
₪9.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.96
₪7.33
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.36
₪8.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.48
₪24.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.26
₪27.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.86
₪14.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.77
₪17.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.36
₪5.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.90
₪3.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.74
₪2.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.90
₪3.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.60
₪2.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.58
₪2.17
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.24
₪27.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.93
₪235.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$43,738.40
₪164,001.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.03
₪37.59
|
|
pay 75.1% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$26.37
₪98.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,468.76
₪5,507.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$1,046.06
₪3,922.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$143.61
₪538.47
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$842.15
₪3,157.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,369.36
₪57,628.93
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$8.53
₪31.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.06
₪15.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.33
₪34.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$84.91
₪318.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$12.00
₪44.99
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$97.33
₪364.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$59.99
₪224.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$109.99
₪412.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$109.32
₪409.92
|
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