Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 12.7% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Greece, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Basseterre
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Greece
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
?? | |
pay 12.2% more for housing
Greece
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greece
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
?? |
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
?? | |
pay 51.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
?? | |
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