Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 46.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
?? |
pay 40.2% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
?? |
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 86.5% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
?? | |
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