Basseterre vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$650	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	42
😀 Quality of life	36	56
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.43M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 84% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 3960th and 6696th ($1373 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7395th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Fortaleza

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	Basseterre	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$2060

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588