Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 4.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.50
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.29
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.74
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.10
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.51
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.15
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.71
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.45
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.93
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.02
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.31
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.69
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Egypt
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.79
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.64
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,302,383.65
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP153.89
|
?? |
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP370.59
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,051.60
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,847.90
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP613.46
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Egypt
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,313.48
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,501.64
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.97
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.46
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.02
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP889.89
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.15
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Egypt
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP858.62
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,587.78
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,368.79
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,463.99
|
?? |
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