Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 2.5% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
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Basseterre
|
Nicosia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.47
€1.39
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
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pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.54
€6.20
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$7.37
€6.99
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.97
€3.76
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.64
€5.35
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.59
€50.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,348.13
€26,884.29
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.47
€13.72
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pay 50.9% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.63
€28.10
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$707.36
€670.84
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$588.46
€558.08
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$153.51
€145.58
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$423.35
€401.49
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,161.35
€6,791.55
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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Nicosia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.50
€62.11
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
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pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Nicosia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$81.72
€77.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.90
€34.05
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$79.71
€75.60
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.82
€96.56
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