Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 2.4 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Damascus
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Damascus
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Damascus
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
Damascus
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 71.0% more for clothing
Damascus
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
|
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