Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 95.6% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
P'yongyang
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Basseterre
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 90.9% more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
?? | |
pay 80.2% more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Basseterre
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
?? | |
pay 35.9% more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? | |
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