Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 53.2% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Athens, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Athens
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Athens
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Athens
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Athens
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Athens
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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