Basseterre vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Basseterre	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1506
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$2275
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.4	$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$4184
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	66
😀 Quality of life	36	97
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.36M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 50% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4490th and 781st ($1241 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Australia, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7322nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Brisbane

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	Basseterre	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$626	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5046	$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.52	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8116	$9531

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1242
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1084
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1081
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1594
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2295
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1003
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1574
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1697
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1677
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1158
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1360
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1534
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1672
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$1974
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1627
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1764
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1234
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1543
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1616
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1774
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1729

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876