Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 2.3 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Damascus
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 48.7% more for housing
Damascus
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Damascus
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
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