Cost of living comparison

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

Kingstown is 53.2% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 95.6% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 72.9% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 19.2% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 71.4% more in Kingstown

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

Kingstown vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.9% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Kingstown
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	$11.10 EC$30.00	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.22 EC$6.00	+20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$2.10 EC$5.67	+33.3%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 95.6% more for groceries

	St. George's	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$2.04 EC$5.50	+20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$5.79 EC$15.65	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$12.14 EC$32.81	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.60 EC$12.44	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.19 EC$5.91	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.99 EC$10.78	+231.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.31 EC$3.54	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$4.02 EC$10.87	+409.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.39 EC$6.45	+77.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.78 EC$4.81	+152.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.47 EC$3.98	+108.7%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 72.9% more for transportation

	St. George's	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$11.87 EC$32.09	+131.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$49.95 EC$135.00	+35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$25.90 EC$70.00
Average			+72.9%

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pay 19.2% less for housing

	St. George's	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$55.50 EC$150.00	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$333.02 EC$900.00	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$323.77 EC$875.00	+11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$56.59 EC$152.94	-64.5%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$120.26 EC$325.00	+116.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	??
Average			+116.7%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.85 EC$5.00	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$4.07 EC$11.00	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.07 EC$11.00	+120.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$32.38 EC$87.50	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.63 EC$12.50	-58.3%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 71.4% more for clothing

	St. George's	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$64.75 EC$175.00	+150.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$61.98 EC$167.50	+39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	+73.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$92.51 EC$250.00	+22.0%
Average			+71.4%

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