Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.3 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Basseterre
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.45
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.62
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.15
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Beijing
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.00
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,933.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.33
|
?? |
pay 26.8% more for housing
Beijing
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,905.52
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.05
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.30
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beijing
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,956.78
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,855.38
|
?? |
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.17
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beijing
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥466.93
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.74
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.47
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.71
|
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