Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.5 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Castries, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
Castries
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.66
€19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Castries
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Castries
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$129.96
€119.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.04
€20.26
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Castries
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$50.46
€46.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Castries
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$100.46
€92.34
|
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