Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 16.8% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Paris, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Basseterre
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Paris
|
Basseterre
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Paris
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
?? | |
pay 26.8% less for housing
Paris
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Paris
|
Basseterre
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
?? |
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
?? | |
pay 66.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Basseterre
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
?? | |
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