Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Germany instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 69.5% more for housing
St. George's
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$113.48
€104.51
|
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