Cost of living comparison
Rome is 15.7% more expensive than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.0% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 1.1% less in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 93.7% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.2% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 33.4% less in Rome
The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Basseterre. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Rome. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$16.08
€14.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$7.00
€6.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$6.20
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.76
€3.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.89
€4.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.15
€6.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.51
€34.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,794.08
€24,544.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.15
€15.71
|
pay 93.7% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.46
€26.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$1,180.31
€1,081.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$763.10
€699.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$167.26
€153.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.83
€466.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,490.67
€9,609.93
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.36
€4.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.43
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.31
€53.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$65.43
€59.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.74
€28.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$77.17
€70.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.32
€93.73
|
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