Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 55.4% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 45.3% more for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Berlin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Basseterre
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$4.93
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$93.45
€87.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.98
€21.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Basseterre
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$999.06
€937.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.36
€197.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$41.73
€39.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.19
€12.38
|
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pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.98
€36.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.97
€89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.23
€110.93
|
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