Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 6.2% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.8% less in Kingstown
- Groceries
-
pay 32.7% less in Kingstown
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5 times more in Kingstown
- Housing
-
pay 68.8% less in Kingstown
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.2% less in Kingstown
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Kingstown. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kingstown.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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