Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  3. United States
  4. Illinois
  5. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
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Illinois is 2.2 times more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

If you lived in Illinois instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
local_dining

pay 13.7% more for restaurants

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline Illinois help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.18
EC$27.44
$14.44 +42.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.03
EC$18.96
$7.55 +7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
EC$4.99
$1.79 -3.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.39
EC$3.74
$1.51 +8.7%
Average +13.7%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Illinois - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 9.7% less for groceries

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline Illinois help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.75
EC$4.72
$2.15 +23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.20
EC$27.49
$4.52 -55.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
EC$17.62
$2.60 -60.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.32
EC$8.95
$1.82 -45.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.57
EC$6.94
$3.48 +35.2%
Apples (1 lb) $2.01
EC$5.43
$1.67 -17.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.59
EC$1.58
$0.63 +6.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $5.04
EC$13.58
$1.77 -64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.34
EC$3.63
$1.72 +28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.88
EC$2.38
$0.99 +12.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.80
EC$2.15
$1.04 +30.3%
Average -9.7%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Illinois - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 24.6% more for transportation

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline Illinois help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $13.69
EC$36.90
$2.62 -80.9%
Monthly public transit pass $44.40
EC$119.72
$79.96 +80.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,950.73
EC$34,917.58
$22,616.20 +74.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) ?? $17.56
Average +24.6%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Illinois - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.8 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $43.48
EC$117.22
$64.02 +47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $336.10
EC$906.19
$1,037.38 +208.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $210.91
EC$568.66
$827.53 +292.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $41.50
EC$111.89
$117.83 +183.9%
Average +183.1%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Illinois - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 6.8 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $123.34
EC$332.55
$924.63 +649.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,933.36
EC$5,212.70
$11,615.57 +500.8%
Average +575.2%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Illinois - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline Illinois help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$4.99
$4.16 +125.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
EC$4.99
$4.04 +118.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.44
EC$11.97
$8.50 +91.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $33.30
EC$89.79
$46.80 +40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.55
EC$14.96
$11.42 +105.8%
Average +96.2%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Illinois - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 11.8% less for clothing

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline Illinois help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $62.90
EC$169.60
$42.84 -31.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.00
EC$99.76
$34.42 -7.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.70
EC$209.51
$73.68 -5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $91.21
EC$245.92
$88.27 -3.2%
Average -11.8%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. Illinois - Cost of clothing
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