Basseterre vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Basseterre Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2654
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$647
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$769
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
100
😀 Quality of life
39
73
🏙️ Population
12.9K
21.9M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 20% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4467th and 4987th ($1330 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.7 months in Beijing. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 8034th and 2361st 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
$14.8
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5043
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$37
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.99
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.75
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10114
$25910

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$1327
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$2940
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$1114
105 km or 65 mi All Saints
$1143
167 km or 104 mi Baie-Mahault
$1723
173 km or 108 mi Petit-Bourg
$1724
174 km or 108 mi Les Abymes
$1715
180 km or 112 mi Basse-Terre
$1736
183 km or 114 mi Le Moule
$1718
187 km or 116 mi Sainte-Anne
$1716
218 km or 136 mi Saint Croix
$2450
235 km or 146 mi Portsmouth
$1107
236 km or 147 mi Road Town
$2305
262 km or 163 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2120
265 km or 165 mi Roseau
$1010
329 km or 205 mi Fajardo
$1588
334 km or 208 mi Naguabo
$1700
341 km or 212 mi Humacao
$1297
344 km or 213 mi Yabucoa
$1732
346 km or 215 mi Las Piedras
$1680
348 km or 216 mi Fort-de-France
$1844
349 km or 217 mi Rio Grande
$1743
356 km or 221 mi Canovanas
$1789
359 km or 223 mi Gurabo
$1275
363 km or 226 mi Carolina
$1446
364 km or 226 mi Caguas
$1370
367 km or 228 mi Trujillo Alto
$1504
368 km or 229 mi Guayama
$1673
375 km or 233 mi Cayey
$1851
375 km or 233 mi San Juan
$2037
376 km or 233 mi Guaynabo
$1638
376 km or 234 mi Cidra
$1827
380 km or 236 mi Catano
$1949
381 km or 237 mi Bayamon
$1787
388 km or 241 mi Naranjito
$1668
391 km or 243 mi Toa Alta
$1776
394 km or 245 mi Coamo
$1513
396 km or 246 mi Dorado
$1889
396 km or 246 mi Santa Isabel
$1393
397 km or 246 mi Corozal
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759