Basseterre vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Basseterre	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2667	$3562
🏠 One person rent	$511	$556
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$1241
🍽️ Food expenses	$523	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.8	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1103	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	20
😀 Quality of life	41	66
🏙️ Population	13.2K	110K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 10% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 4404th and 4026th ($1212 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Barbados, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1 months in Bridgetown. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 7060th and 4220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Bridgetown

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	Basseterre	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$1535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$975
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4951	$3485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$3532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$36.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.9	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$3.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$9.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7938	$5333

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1214
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1076
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1074
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1575
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2309
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$834
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1503
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1651
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1578
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1644
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1172
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1496
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1445
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1523
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1203
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2248
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1500
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1816
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1512
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1561
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1341
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1676

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1294
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$993
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1008
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1108
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1069
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1099
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1069
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$834
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1217
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$898
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1575
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$710
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1074
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1076
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$666
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$654
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$748
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$838
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1212
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$686
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1214
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$769
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$760
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$719
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$637
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$608
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$700