Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB77.06
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.71
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.10
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB295.87
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB239.06
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.64
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.59
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.66
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.31
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.84
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.86
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB17.02
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB169.13
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB358.43
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
?? |
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB70.28
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.98
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB208.51
|
?? | |
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
?? | |
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