Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 77.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP434.88
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
?? |
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
?? |
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 76.3% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
?? | |
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