Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 54.0% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Berlin
|
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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
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$6.66
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$4.57
€4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$5.41
€5.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.00
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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pay 11.6% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$7.19
€6.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$52.52
€49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$29.37
€27.85
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$938.86
€890.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$306.98
€291.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
|
pay 86.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.98
€3.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$37.89
€35.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
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pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$138.30
€131.16
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