Cost of living comparison

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Kingstown is 22.0% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 33.0% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$11.10
EC$30.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.78
 
$1.85
EC$5.00

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

 
Washington
Kingstown
Bread
1 loaf
$4.34
 
$1.85
EC$5.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.84
 
$7.26
EC$19.61
Milk (1 gallon) $4.14
 
$12.14
EC$32.81

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pay 68.1% more for transportation

 
Washington
Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.66
 
$14.57
EC$39.38
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
 
$59.20
EC$160.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,699.74
 
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00

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pay 60.5% less for housing

 
Washington
Kingstown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.46
 
$55.50
EC$150.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,582.95
 
$296.02
EC$800.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,028.70
 
$296.02
EC$800.00

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pay 91.9% less for childcare

 
Washington
Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,273.25
 
$185.01
EC$500.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $38,250.00
 
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pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$1.85
EC$5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.55
 
$2.71
EC$7.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.75
 
$4.44
EC$12.00

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

 
Washington
Kingstown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.13
 
$101.76
EC$275.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.77
 
$83.25
EC$225.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.47
 
$111.01
EC$300.00

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