Basseterre vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Basseterre	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2667	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$1953
🍽️ Food expenses	$523	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.8	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1103	$3532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	53
😀 Quality of life	41	92
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.31M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 43% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4404th and 1526th ($1212 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.7 months in Calgary. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 7060th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Calgary

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	Basseterre	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.9	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4951	$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.9	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7938	$21983

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722