Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 23.0% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Riga, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Basseterre
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Basseterre
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
?? |
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Basseterre
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Riga
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
?? |
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Basseterre
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
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