Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 6.2% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Basseterre
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 63.4% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
?? | |
pay 32.8% less for housing
Valletta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Valletta
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
?? |
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
?? | |
pay 71.4% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Basseterre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
?? | |
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