Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 31.3% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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