Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 15.2 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 77.6 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
?? |
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
?? | |
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
?? | |
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