Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 52.0% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
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pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.16
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.33
€53.64
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.37
€37.13
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.93
€84.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.97
€83.65
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