Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 48.8% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 69.6% less for groceries
Castries
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Castries
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
Castries
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 0.1% less for childcare
Castries
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Castries
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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