Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 11.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Kingstown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.66
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.10
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.28
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.24
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.55
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.35
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.33
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.76
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.76
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.11
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.50
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,962.49
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.06
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Kingstown
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.71
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.57
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.89
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.89
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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