Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.8 times more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Kingstown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Kingstown
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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