Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 97.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
?? |
pay 28.7% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
?? |
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
?? |
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