Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 42.4% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Castries, you would:
pay 77.7% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$8.56
€7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.08
€5.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
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pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.44
€47.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.28
€16.81
|
|
pay 80.7% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$798.73
€734.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$264.10
€242.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$43.96
€40.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$121.29
€111.54
|
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