Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 64.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Albania, you would:
pay 65.0% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 67.9% more for transportation
Albania
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Albania
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
Albania
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
Albania
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
|
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