Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.4 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Castries, you would:
pay 86.4% more for restaurants
Castries
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Castries
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Castries
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Castries
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Castries
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
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