Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 30.5% more expensive than Alabama.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Alabama
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Alabama
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
?? | |
pay 35.3% less for housing
Alabama
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Alabama
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
?? |
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.56
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
?? | |
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Alabama
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
?? | |
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