Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 22.6% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Athens, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Athens
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
Athens
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Athens
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Athens
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Athens
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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