Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.2 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Rome instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.24
€14.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.83
€9.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.22
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.87
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.93
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.90
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$5.10
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$7.44
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$37.90
€34.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$26,749.78
€24,444.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$17.87
€16.33
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
St. George's
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$30.04
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$1,171.95
€1,070.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$721.77
€659.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$175.72
€160.58
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$516.83
€472.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$9,813.53
€8,967.77
|
|
pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.41
€4.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.50
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$62.20
€56.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.83
€9.90
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$67.31
€61.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$30.97
€28.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$81.10
€74.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$103.39
€94.48
|
|
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