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Samoa

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 86.5% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 61.4% less in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 97.3% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% less in Kingstown

The cost of housing, groceries, and transportation in Kingstown are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Kingstown. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

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Kingstown vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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pay 61.4% less for restaurants

	Apia	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$47.26 WST130.00	$6.48 EC$17.50	-86.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.54 WST40.00	$10.55 EC$28.50	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 WST5.00	$2.34 EC$6.33	+28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 WST3.75	$1.85 EC$5.00	+35.7%
Average			-61.4%

Apia vs. Kingstown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Apia	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 WST2.25	$2.13 EC$5.76	+160.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.45 WST1.25	$6.47 EC$17.49	+1323.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 WST18.93	$12.14 EC$32.81	+76.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 WST11.76	$4.49 EC$12.13	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$1.80 EC$4.86	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 WST6.35	$4.32 EC$11.67	+87.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$1.60 EC$4.31	+93.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$4.37 EC$11.80	+429.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 WST5.44	$2.65 EC$7.18	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$1.75 EC$4.72	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 WST1.36	$1.75 EC$4.72	+253.2%
Average			+124.3%

Apia vs. Kingstown - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.3% more for transportation

	Apia	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 WST11.36	$11.87 EC$32.09	+187.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.95 EC$135.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,927.14 EC$102K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.07 WST135.00	$25.90 EC$70.00	-47.2%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Apia	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 WST100.00	$51.80 EC$140.00	+42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$283.68 EC$766.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$323.77 EC$875.00
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.90 WST38.24	$56.59 EC$152.94	+307.2%
Average			+213.2%

Apia vs. Kingstown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$104.84 EC$283.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 WST9.50	$1.67 EC$4.50	-51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 WST8.00	$4.07 EC$11.00	+40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.18 WST17.00	$4.07 EC$11.00	-34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$32.38 EC$87.50
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.63 EC$12.50
Average			-21.4%

Apia vs. Kingstown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Apia	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$64.75 EC$175.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$61.98 EC$167.50
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.51 EC$250.00

Apia vs. Kingstown - Cost of clothing

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