Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.1 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Paris instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$6.40
€6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$92.35
€86.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$21.89
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
St. George's
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$830.08
€778.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$39.26
€36.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$143.22
€134.38
|
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