Cost of living comparison
Castries is 5.1% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Castries instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Castries
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Castries
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.07
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.03
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
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pay 1.0% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.25
|
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pay 28.8% more for housing
Bratislava
|
Castries
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.48
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€690.34
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€519.29
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€169.39
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€526.68
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,169.20
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.09
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€35.93
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
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pay 47.5% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Castries
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€66.99
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€30.86
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€74.79
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€94.81
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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