# Compare and contrast, Caribbean islands...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-and-contrast-caribbean-islands/653058>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 15, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-and-contrast-caribbean-islands/653058 "2013-03-15T23:09:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-and-contrast-caribbean-islands/653058/21 "2013-08-02T17:47:38Z")

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To put it in “real world terms”.

Burger King here has a 10 USD burger, a Whopper will set you back a little under 5 USD. A footlong sub at Subway is around 10 USD, a large pizza at local or foreign places is around 20 USD.

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**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-and-contrast-caribbean-islands/653058/22 "2013-08-02T18:54:32Z")

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> [@grude](#):
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> To put it in “real world terms”.
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> Burger King here has a 10 USD burger, a Whopper will set you back a little under 5 USD. A footlong sub at Subway is around 10 USD, a large pizza at local or foreign places is around 20 USD.

Meh, none of them are places I go even in the states. OTOH, please tell me they have cheaper or at least comparably priced local restaurants (that won’t give me two weeks of the runs). 🙂

I’m currently living in a place which is more expensive than where I used to live, so prices are a shock, even for produce.

I do like the supermarket, it looks like what I’m expected/accustomed to see and eat. And it was actually something I wanted to make sure they had. 🙂

I have heard about the crime rate (although I grew up in a place with high crime rate). Thanks for letting me know that the areas I will most likely be living (for the moment) are relatively safe, especially since I won’t have a car.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compare-and-contrast-caribbean-islands/653058/23 "2013-08-02T19:29:11Z")

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> [@grude](#):
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> [http://www.hilofoodstores.com/content/](http://www.hilofoodstores.com/content/) That is a major grocery chain, check out their weekly ad. Food prices are high compared to the US, alcohol is outrageously priced due to taxes I’m guessing. I use a combo of being flexible at the grocery, buying what is on sale or two for one, and buying produce and fish at open air markets.

Brain cramp. Out of curiousity, I looked at the Hi Lo adertising circular and almost blew a gasket - $8 for a box of Kraft mac-n-cheese?!?! Then I remembered, those are T&T dollars, do the conversion. $1.25 usd per box. Whew, still about twice what I pay but, dayum, it sounds cheap compared to $8!

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