Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 46.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Basseterre
- Groceries
-
pay 17.7% more in Basseterre
- Housing
-
pay 40.2% less in Basseterre
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.6% less in Basseterre
- Clothing
-
pay 86.5% more in Basseterre
The cost of restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Basseterre are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Basseterre. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Basseterre.
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
¥1,024
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥819
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥176
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥257
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,102
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥926
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥328
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥513
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥374
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥167
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥416
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥380
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥199
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥695
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,215
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,421,783
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,382
|
?? |
pay 40.2% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥5,008
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥176,102
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,642
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥21,069
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,831
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,280,421
|
?? |
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥512
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥535
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥614
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,557
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,945
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 86.5% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,268
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,796
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,968
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥13,030
|
?? | |
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