Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 77.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB108.57
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.95
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.86
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB318.79
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.48
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.04
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.31
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.16
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.97
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.79
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.05
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB164.02
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB389.75
|
?? | |
pay 72.7% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
?? |
pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.85
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.66
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB293.13
|
?? | |
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
?? | |
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