Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Austria, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Austria
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Basseterre
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Austria
|
Basseterre
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Austria
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
?? | |
pay 19.3% less for housing
Austria
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Austria
|
Basseterre
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
?? |
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
?? | |
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Austria
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
?? | |
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