Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 29.4% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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