Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 18.0% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Canada, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Canada
|
St. George's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Canada
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Canada
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Canada
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
Canada
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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