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Saint John's vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 4.9% cheaper than Basseterre.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 27.9% more in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 43.3% less in Saint John's

The cost of housing and groceries in Saint John's are more expensive than in Basseterre. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Basseterre, you would:

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Basseterre	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$13.88 EC$37.50	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$11.10 EC$30.00	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.07 EC$5.60	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.96 EC$2.58	-58.1%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Basseterre	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.78 EC$7.50	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.07 EC$11.00
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$8.40 EC$22.71	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$5.37 EC$14.50	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$3.69 EC$9.98	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.96 EC$8.00	+47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$1.11 EC$3.00	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.70 EC$10.00
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$3.70 EC$10.00	+120.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.30 EC$3.50	+28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.30 EC$3.50	+54.3%
Average			+20.1%

Basseterre vs. Saint John's - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Basseterre	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.29 EC$17.00
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$51.53 EC$139.27

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Basseterre	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$77.58 EC$209.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$99.04 EC$267.65	+29.5%
Average			+27.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Basseterre	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Basseterre	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.95 EC$10.67	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$61.67 EC$166.67
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.20 EC$16.75	-1.5%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 43.3% less for clothing

	Basseterre	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$50.00 EC$135.13	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??
Average			-43.3%

Basseterre vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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