Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 11.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Germany, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 44.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Germany
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Germany
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Germany
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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