Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 35.5% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Kingstown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Kingstown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Kingstown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 83.9% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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