Cost of living comparison
Castries is 1.5% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Castries instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Castries
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
Basseterre
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 11.9% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 66.3% more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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