Basseterre vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$650	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	45
😀 Quality of life	36	50
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.47M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 83% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 3960th and 6679th ($1373 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 4th in Colombia, while ranked 7395th and 6204th 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	$16.2	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$6351

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645