Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.9 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Colombia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
?? |
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
?? | |
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
?? | |
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