Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 3.1 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.120
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.070
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.290
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.420
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.540
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.720
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.580
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.970
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.650
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.360
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,246.570
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.180
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.320
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND803.920
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND549.200
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.180
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND307.000
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,228.800
|
?? |
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.810
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.060
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.100
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND97.670
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.160
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 66.2% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND145.600
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND167.990
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND291.460
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND240.370
|
?? | |
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