Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.3 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Basseterre
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.14
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.20
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.00
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 98.7% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.92
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.41
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.28
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.67
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.79
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.88
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.17
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.91
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.12
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.18
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.48
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM53.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM172,155.35
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.42
|
?? | |
pay 65.5% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.05
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,298.67
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,387.44
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM191.52
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,196.48
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM36,884.28
|
?? |
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.29
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.44
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM207.66
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.52
|
?? | |
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM229.47
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM144.76
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM322.05
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM345.60
|
?? | |
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