Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 25.5% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Rome, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Rome
|
St. George's
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Rome
|
St. George's
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Rome
|
St. George's
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Rome
|
St. George's
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Rome
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Rome
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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