Basseterre vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$650	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	13	23
😀 Quality of life	36	37
🏙️ Population	13.2K	951K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 2% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 3960th and 4063rd ($1373 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7395th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Freetown

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	Basseterre	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$2773

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490