Cost of living comparison
Rome is 45.2% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Rome instead of Castries, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$7.00
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
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pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.15
€6.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.51
€35.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.15
€16.26
|
|
pay 55.0% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$763.10
€723.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$508.83
€482.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
|
pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$58.31
€55.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
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pay 25.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$102.32
€97.04
|
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