Basseterre vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2879
🏠 One person rent	$650	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1275
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	36	75
🏙️ Population	13.2K	21.9M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 35% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 3960th and 5387th ($1373 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and China, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.4 months in Beijing. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7395th and 989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Beijing

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	Basseterre	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$14717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$6695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$4.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$4.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$22456

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815