Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.6 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Paris instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Castries
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$2.70
€2.52
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Castries
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$9.69
€9.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$6.40
€5.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Castries
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.35
€86.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.89
€20.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Castries
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$830.08
€775.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$7.69
€7.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$39.26
€36.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Castries
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$143.22
€133.79
|
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