Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 46.9% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 95.3% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 54.9% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tirana
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
?? |
pay 10.6% more for housing
Tirana
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tirana
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
?? |
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tirana
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
?? |
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