Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 3.8 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR252.72
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR909.80
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR68.04
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.35
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR76.10
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR604.23
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR436.98
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR210.64
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR193.35
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR153.28
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.76
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR76.70
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.00
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.58
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.96
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR671.72
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,213.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,548,986.06
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,516.33
|
?? |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,448.29
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,738.71
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,234.83
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,988.84
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,548.61
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR418,796.26
|
?? |
pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR353.81
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.42
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR404.35
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,308.35
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR454.90
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,428.59
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,829.79
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR7,028.06
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,338.25
|
?? |
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