Basseterre vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$650	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$4876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	36	95
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.75M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 49% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 3960th and 529th ($1373 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 483rd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7395th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Chicago

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	Basseterre	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$24502

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371