Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 55.8% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 53.0% more for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.20
€7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$97.85
€90.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.51
€23.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Basseterre
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$39.59
€36.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.29
€13.27
|
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.57
€28.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.96
€84.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$109.87
€102.03
|
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