Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 42.2% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 91.9% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 87.6% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
?? | |
pay 8.8% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
?? |
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
?? | |
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
?? | |
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