Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 59.7% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$1.47
NPR198.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.36
NPR993.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.46
NPR61.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.16
NPR21.84
|
|
pay 52.3% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.57
NPR76.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.70
NPR634.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$3.17
NPR428.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.62
NPR219.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$1.48
NPR199.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.09
NPR146.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.47
NPR63.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.52
NPR70.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.33
NPR44.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.22
NPR29.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.29
NPR39.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.85
NPR655.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.94
NPR1,342.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,138.99
NPR4,475,762.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.05
NPR1,491.92
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.42
NPR1,407.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$191.60
NPR25,878.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$102.03
NPR13,779.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$26.40
NPR3,565.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$91.89
NPR12,410.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,479.59
NPR469,955.09
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.58
NPR348.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.66
NPR224.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.95
NPR397.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.71
NPR3,066.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$3.31
NPR447.58
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$24.02
NPR3,243.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.19
NPR4,212.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$53.29
NPR7,197.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$37.76
NPR5,099.66
|
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