Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.4% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 43.2% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
?? |
pay 29.1% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
?? |
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
?? |
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