Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 11.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Kingstown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.69
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.76
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Kingstown
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.03
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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