Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 41.0% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Basseterre
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
?? | |
pay 38.4% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Basseterre
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
?? |
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
?? | |
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
?? | |
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