Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 88.9% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$2.97
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$5.64
€5.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$7.47
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.48
€46.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$28,585.69
€26,724.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.56
€17.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$918.12
€858.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$715.20
€668.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$192.75
€180.20
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$275.36
€257.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$12,936.40
€12,094.04
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$4.00
€3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$31.68
€29.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$12.09
€11.31
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Castries
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$94.30
€88.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$35.86
€33.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$90.35
€84.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$116.35
€108.78
|
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