Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 61.5% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
Basseterre
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Basseterre
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Basseterre
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
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