Cost of living comparison
Lima is 35.9% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Lima instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
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