Cost of living comparison
Castries is 18.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Castries instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Castries
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.43
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.00
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.09
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.91
|
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pay 39.7% less for housing
Ireland
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.16
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.13
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.61
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.67
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.96
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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