Basseterre vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2266
🏠 One person rent	$650	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$501
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	28
😀 Quality of life	36	56
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.82M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 80% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 3960th and 6598th ($1373 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.7 months in Brasilia. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 7395th and 5716th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Brasilia

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	Basseterre	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$2296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$14627

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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 Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590