Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.7 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Castries
|
Brussels
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$2.58
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$2.54
€2.34
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$7.55
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$4.69
€4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$4.96
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.69
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$7.71
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.87
€49.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.76
€20.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$55.77
€51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$1,043.18
€960.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$873.71
€804.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$944.84
€870.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$24,473.75
€22,539.10
|
|
pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$34.17
€31.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Castries
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$89.22
€82.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$32.58
€30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$97.94
€90.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$132.04
€121.61
|
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