Cost of living comparison
Italy is 38.3% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Italy instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Italy
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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