Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 3.1 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹352.36
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.47
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.56
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹201.52
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹244.37
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.84
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.99
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.71
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.40
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.28
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.43
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.81
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.43
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Delhi
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹374.96
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,208,080.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹211.41
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹720.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,756.92
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,939.45
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,929.00
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Delhi
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,858.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹150,036.89
|
?? |
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹201.35
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹206.20
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹352.36
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,810.16
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹417.79
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,739.74
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,743.31
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,514.79
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,471.11
|
?? | |
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