Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 36.5% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$17.71
€16.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.75
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.15
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.66
€1.57
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.48
€4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.11
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$119.47
€113.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,943.34
€35,984.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.48
€19.42
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$46.92
€44.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$1,406.76
€1,334.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,187.82
€1,126.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$159.87
€151.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$996.31
€944.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,771.62
€6,421.95
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.94
€5.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.80
€3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$16.44
€15.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.70
€52.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$12.29
€11.66
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$77.94
€73.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
€35.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$85.63
€81.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$89.10
€84.50
|
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