Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 27.1% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Belize, you would:
pay 69.7% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.31
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.35
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.94
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.10
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Belize
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.27
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.38
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.47
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.50
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.09
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.45
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.60
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.31
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Belize
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.57
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$50,136.54
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.34
|
?? | |
pay 13.2% more for housing
Belize
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$216.95
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$711.04
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$577.83
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$171.32
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$301.99
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.42
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.53
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.57
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.70
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.21
|
?? | |
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Belize
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.49
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$54.09
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$195.21
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$228.02
|
?? | |
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