Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 31.7% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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