Cost of living comparison
Castries is 2.4 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Castries instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.890
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.850
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.090
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.850
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.380
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND4.970
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.090
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.620
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.670
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.040
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.860
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.770
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.440
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.140
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND118,711.430
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.800
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.170
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND753.190
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND526.950
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND133.240
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 93.6% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND290.690
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND8,949.520
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.950
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.590
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND92.810
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.840
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND133.720
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND166.080
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND276.990
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND238.000
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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