Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
Netherlands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
?? | |
pay 35.1% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
?? |
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
?? | |
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
?? | |
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