Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  3. United States
  4. North Carolina
  5. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
USD

North Carolina is 2.2 times more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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

pay 53.4% more for restaurants

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.55
EC$14.96
$14.18 +155.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.66
EC$17.96
$7.21 +8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
EC$4.99
$1.79 -3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.43
Average +53.4%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 5.0% more for groceries

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.75
EC$4.72
$2.59 +48.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.20
EC$27.49
$4.91 -51.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.30
EC$16.99
$2.88 -54.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.32
EC$8.95
$2.22 -33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.57
EC$6.94
$3.64 +41.5%
Apples (1 lb) $2.01
EC$5.43
$2.16 +7.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.67
EC$1.81
$0.72 +6.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $5.04
EC$13.58
$2.39 -52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.85
EC$4.99
$2.10 +13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.84
EC$2.26
$1.35 +60.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.84
EC$2.26
$1.42 +68.8%
Average +5.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 19.4% less for transportation

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $13.58
EC$36.61
$2.30 -83.0%
Monthly public transit pass $37.00
EC$99.76
$53.38 +44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $24,068.94
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) ?? $15.21
Average -19.4%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.8 times more for housing

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $43.48
EC$117.22
$61.77 +42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $336.10
EC$906.19
$983.94 +192.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $210.91
EC$568.66
$836.64 +296.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $41.50
EC$111.89
$124.52 +200.0%
Average +182.9%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Carolina - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 7.1 times more for childcare

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $123.34
EC$332.55
$800.97 +549.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,933.36
EC$5,212.70
$15,003.94 +676.1%
Average +612.8%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Carolina - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $4.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.44
EC$11.97
$6.21 +39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $33.30
EC$89.79
$34.22 +2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.55
EC$14.96
$10.57 +90.4%
Average +44.4%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Carolina - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 10.6% less for clothing

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $62.90
EC$169.60
$39.57 -37.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.00
EC$99.76
$37.75 +2.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.70
EC$209.51
$72.38 -6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $91.21
EC$245.92
$90.77 -0.5%
Average -10.6%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs. North Carolina - Cost of clothing
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