Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 20.1% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
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