Basseterre vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Basseterre	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$532	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.4	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	45
😀 Quality of life	36	51
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.47M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 69% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 4490th and 6748th ($1241 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Colombia, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Cali ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 7322nd and 6170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Cali

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	Basseterre	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$626	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5046	$969
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.52	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8116	$6178

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620