Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
?? |
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
?? | |
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
?? | |
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