Cost of living comparison
Castries is 50.5% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Castries instead of Praia, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
Praia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Praia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
?? | |
pay 42.0% more for housing
Praia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 97.9% more for childcare
Praia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 72.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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