Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 7.9% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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