Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 33.6% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
?? |
pay 12.3% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
?? |
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
?? | |
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