Basseterre vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1941
🏠 One person rent	$654	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$476
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	45
😀 Quality of life	42	57
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.47M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 76% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 4405th and 6830th ($1336 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Cali ranked 6th in Colombia, while ranked 7482nd and 6175th 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	$14.8	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$1046
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$6322

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1338
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1131
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1135
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1659
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2303
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1008
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1592
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1693
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1305
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1729
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1155
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1587
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1554
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1810
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2004
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1770
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1917
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1784
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1559
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1702
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1837
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1746

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663