Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 82.9% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.3 times more in Basseterre
- Groceries
-
pay 57.1% more in Basseterre
- Housing
-
pay 15.1% less in Basseterre
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 94.1% more in Basseterre
- Clothing
-
pay 51.4% more in Basseterre
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Basseterre are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Basseterre.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB764.91
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB794.90
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB100.08
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB64.02
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB153.18
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB618.74
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB774.93
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB337.73
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB719.80
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB420.87
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.55
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB137.46
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.28
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.68
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB101.25
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB622.09
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,274.84
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,187,108.02
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB467.23
|
?? |
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,821.07
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB82,240.14
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,893.01
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,914.92
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,386.56
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,598,686.43
|
?? |
pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB127.48
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB146.57
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB509.94
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,549.44
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB854.14
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,161.74
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,582.57
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,875.74
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,211.65
|
?? | |
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