Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 0.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Rome, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
Rome
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
Rome
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Rome
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Rome
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Rome
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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