Basseterre vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Basseterre	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$532	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.4	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$1222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	13	3
😀 Quality of life	36	35
🏙️ Population	13.2K	70K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 7% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 4490th and 4713th ($1241 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 7322nd and 7462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Castries

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	Basseterre	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$626	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5046	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.52	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8116	$6685

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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 Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192