Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 35.7% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
BMD36.50
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
BMD3.00
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
BMD2.64
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 62.6% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
BMD7.15
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
BMD7.10
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
BMD15.74
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
BMD6.84
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
BMD9.56
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
BMD5.61
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
BMD3.10
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
BMD4.03
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Hamilton
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
BMD8.74
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
BMD38,000.00
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
BMD30.25
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Hamilton
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
BMD128.22
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
BMD3,125.00
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
BMD2,042.86
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
BMD178.50
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
BMD1,184.67
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
BMD24,375.00
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
BMD6.00
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
BMD17.62
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
BMD165.56
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
BMD90.75
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BMD57.00
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
BMD140.62
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
BMD124.75
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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