Basseterre vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$3513
🏠 One person rent	$650	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1216
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$2980
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	13	96
😀 Quality of life	36	94
🏙️ Population	13.2K	587K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 5% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 3960th and 3685th ($1373 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 413th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Germany, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7395th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Essen

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	Basseterre	Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$8902

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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 Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448