Cost of living comparison
Castries is 11.9% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Castries instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Castries
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
?? | |
pay 5.3% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
?? | |
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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