Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 25.3% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
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Basseterre
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Tallinn
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.83
€9.44
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
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pay 16.9% less for groceries
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Basseterre
|
Tallinn
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$5.64
€5.41
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.49
€4.31
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.90
€0.86
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
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Basseterre
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.92
€6.65
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.15
€30.86
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,580.66
€28,393.80
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.07
€9.67
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.49
€28.31
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$743.73
€713.89
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$530.91
€509.60
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$240.91
€231.25
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$522.95
€501.97
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,258.22
€6,967.00
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pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.87
€3.72
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.89
€5.66
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.89
€50.76
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
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pay 12.8% less for clothing
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Basseterre
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$92.77
€89.05
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.65
€36.14
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$90.51
€86.88
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.44
€110.81
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