Basseterre vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$650	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	13	94
😀 Quality of life	36	72
🏙️ Population	13.2K	20.9M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 120% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 3960th and 7421st ($1373 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 164th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and China, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7395th and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Chengdu

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	Basseterre	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$11550

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574