Basseterre vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1572
🏠 One person rent	$650	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	40
😀 Quality of life	36	41
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.3M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 82% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 3960th and 6655th ($1373 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.6 months in Belem. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Belem ranked 67th in Brazil, while ranked 7395th and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Belem

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	Basseterre	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$81.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	12.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$4.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$3002

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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 Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695