Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 27.8% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
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