Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 22.5% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$19.07
€18.09
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.78
€2.63
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
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pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.70
€6.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.44
€4.21
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.78
€4.53
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.91
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.41
€43.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.01
€24.67
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.35
€46.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$815.11
€773.02
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$705.09
€668.68
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$557.50
€528.71
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
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pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.34
€4.11
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.51
€3.33
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.02
€34.16
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$12.48
€11.83
|
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pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.31
€41.07
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.11
€118.65
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