Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.9% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Rome, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Basseterre
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Rome
|
Basseterre
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Rome
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
?? | |
pay 18.7% less for housing
Rome
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Rome
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
?? |
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
?? | |
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Rome
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
?? | |
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