Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 31.3% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 95.2% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$1,010.28
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$891.85
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$168.27
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$117.40
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
Jamaica
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$348.52
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,082.70
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,811.16
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$427.94
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$491.64
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$481.43
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$221.92
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$236.56
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$156.18
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$162.67
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$179.19
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 47.5% more for transportation
Jamaica
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$777.39
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,790.95
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$6,009,987.64
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,733.17
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,864.18
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$61,575.55
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$55,550.59
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,324.39
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 20.7% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$32,980.99
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$583,231.96
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$339.85
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$501.04
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,421.18
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,627.05
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,374.83
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,559.73
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$4,005.58
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,951.01
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,615.92
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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