Cost of living comparison
Castries is 56.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Castries instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 31.3% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
?? | |
pay 84.2% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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