Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 89.0% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.1% more in Oakland
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Oakland
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Oakland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Oakland
- Clothing
-
pay 25.1% less in Oakland
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Oakland are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Oakland.
If you lived in Oakland instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$2.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$4.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$11.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$6.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$3.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$127.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,536.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.66
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$65.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$2,199.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$213.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,738.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$37,770.00
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Oakland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$61.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$104.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$131.92
|
|
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