Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 15.5% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Canberra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 69.6% more for transportation
Canberra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
?? | |
pay 54.3% less for housing
Canberra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Canberra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
?? |
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
?? | |
pay 60.4% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
?? | |
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