Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 11.1% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Castries, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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