Cost of living comparison

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Castries vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 72.9% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in Castries
Groceries: pay 74.2% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Castries
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Castries
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.9% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Castries

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Castries are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Castries. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Castries.

Castries vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castries instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.40 EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.40 EC$20.00	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.94 EC$5.25	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.97 EC$2.63	-38.2%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 74.2% more for groceries

	St. George's	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.67 EC$4.52	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$5.61 EC$15.17	+12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$8.09 EC$21.87	-45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.25 EC$11.47	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$4.41 EC$11.93	+69.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.43 EC$9.27	+185.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.75 EC$2.04	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$2.86 EC$7.72	+261.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$4.17 EC$11.27	+210.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.54 EC$4.17	+118.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.78 EC$2.12	+11.2%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	St. George's	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.85 EC$15.82	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+14.5%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	St. George's	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$43.66 EC$118.00	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	+36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$81.35 EC$219.85	-49.0%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$198.89 EC$537.50	+258.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	??
Average			+258.3%

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pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.78 EC$7.50	+36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.70 EC$10.00	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$9.25 EC$25.00	+400.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$42.55 EC$115.00	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.66 EC$18.00	-40.0%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	St. George's	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$78.94 EC$213.33	+204.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$52.42 EC$141.67	+18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$104.84 EC$283.33	+146.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$111.01 EC$300.00	+46.3%
Average			+103.9%

St. George's vs. Castries - Cost of clothing

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