Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 22.0% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
?? |
pay 22.1% less for housing
Kingston
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
?? |
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
?? |
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