Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 62.3% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 67.7% less for clothing
Basseterre
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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