Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 50.0% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
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Basseterre
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.18
£13.67
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
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pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.17
£55.84
|
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