Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 5.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Paris, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
St. George's
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.50
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Paris
|
St. George's
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.99
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.94
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Paris
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.68
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.31
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 29.5% less for housing
Paris
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,334.41
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€962.89
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.41
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
Paris
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.11
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,757.38
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.13
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.71
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.43
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.48
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.96
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.78
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€132.88
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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