Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 21.4% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Castries, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 71.6% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
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