Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 3.0 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 93.8% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Abuja
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Abuja
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Abuja
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
?? |
pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Abuja
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
?? |
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