Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 53.9% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 93.4% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Basseterre
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.18
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.43
|
?? |
pay 7.4% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€528.90
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€413.31
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€197.93
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
?? |
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.17
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€95.45
|
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