Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 37.9% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.53
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.53
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.68
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.62
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.24
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.94
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.15
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.54
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.65
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.99
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.84
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD655.59
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD228,462.37
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.50
|
?? |
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD390.87
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,333.34
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,897.17
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD363.52
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,557.77
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,046.81
|
?? |
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.92
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.22
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.73
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD344.56
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.60
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Basseterre
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD379.53
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD275.92
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD711.88
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD732.34
|
?? | |
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