Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 17.4% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.5% less in Santiago
- Groceries
-
pay 14.8% less in Santiago
- Housing
-
pay 5.1% more in Santiago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.7% less in Santiago
- Clothing
-
pay 41.9% less in Santiago
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santiago.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$12.36
CLF0.3000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$8.24
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.78
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.37
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.48
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$5.49
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.59
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.88
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.96
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.91
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.84
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.14
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.20
CLF1.0000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,540.00
CLF448.7600
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.41
CLF0.3000
|
pay 5.1% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.87
CLF0.5100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$513.58
CLF12.4300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$439.93
CLF10.6500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$104.66
CLF2.5300
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$387.71
CLF9.3800
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,421.89
CLF155.4400
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.09
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.15
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.85
CLF0.8200
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.87
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$52.80
CLF1.2800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.11
CLF0.7500
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$73.37
CLF1.7800
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.04
CLF1.9900
|
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