Cost of living comparison

compared to

Samoa is 38.9% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

If you lived in Samoa instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$59.13 WST165.55	+698.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.72 WST30.01	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.14 WST6.00	+15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 EC$4.75	$1.52 WST4.26	-13.4%
Average			+174.5%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Samoa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.2% less for groceries

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.71 WST1.98	-61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.26 EC$19.61	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$6.70 WST18.76	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	??
Apples (1 lb)	$3.76 EC$10.17	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.18 EC$11.30	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 EC$4.31	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 EC$3.33	??
Average			-53.2%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Samoa - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.57 EC$39.38	??
Monthly public transit pass	$59.20 EC$160.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.98 EC$67.50	??

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Samoa - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$296.02 EC$800.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$296.02 EC$800.00	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.74 EC$191.18	??

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Samoa - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Samoa - Cost of childcare

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pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.36 WST15.00	+189.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 EC$7.33	$1.61 WST4.50	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.44 EC$12.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	??
Average			+74.4%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Samoa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.76 EC$275.00	$45.56 WST127.56	-55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.25 EC$225.00	$36.45 WST102.05	-56.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$68.34 WST191.34	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$91.11 WST255.12	-10.5%
Average			-40.1%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Samoa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2024

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