Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 4.8% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
Basseterre
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Basseterre
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Douglas
|
Basseterre
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
?? |
pay 39.7% less for housing
Douglas
|
Basseterre
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Douglas
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
?? |
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Douglas
|
Basseterre
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
?? |
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