Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 29.6% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 81.4% more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
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