Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 6.0% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,535
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,330
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF246
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF120
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF567
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,114
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF675
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF192
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF131
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF372
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF256
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF255
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF115
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF544
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,081
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,670,206
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 43.0% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,229
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF129,659
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,524
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
?? |
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF683
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF393
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,363
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,362
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,438
|
?? | |
pay 69.5% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF10,037
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,867
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
?? | |
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