Cost of living comparison
Paris is 75.7% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Paris instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Basseterre
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
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pay 11.4% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
Basseterre
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.19
€12.37
|
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pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$143.22
€134.32
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