Basseterre vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Basseterre Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1241
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$532
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$603
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.4
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
13
97
😀 Quality of life
36
75
🏙️ Population
13.2K
18.7M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 63% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4490th and 6602nd ($1241 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Guangzhou

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Basseterre Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5046
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3968
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.7
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.52
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.99
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.39
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.7
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8116
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Cayon
$1242
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$1926
97 km or 60 mi St. John's
$1084
105 km or 65 mi All Saints
$1081
167 km or 104 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
173 km or 108 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
174 km or 108 mi Les Abymes
$1582
180 km or 112 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
183 km or 114 mi Le Moule
$1594
187 km or 116 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
218 km or 136 mi Saint Croix
$2561
235 km or 146 mi Portsmouth
$1138
236 km or 147 mi Road Town
$2295
262 km or 163 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2192
265 km or 165 mi Roseau
$1003
329 km or 205 mi Fajardo
$1574
334 km or 208 mi Naguabo
$1697
341 km or 212 mi Humacao
$1677
344 km or 213 mi Yabucoa
$1627
346 km or 215 mi Las Piedras
$1493
348 km or 216 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
349 km or 217 mi Rio Grande
$1647
356 km or 221 mi Canovanas
$1654
359 km or 223 mi Gurabo
$1158
363 km or 226 mi Carolina
$1512
364 km or 226 mi Caguas
$1360
367 km or 228 mi Trujillo Alto
$1505
368 km or 229 mi Guayama
$1534
375 km or 233 mi Cayey
$1672
375 km or 233 mi San Juan
$1974
376 km or 233 mi Guaynabo
$1531
376 km or 234 mi Cidra
$1627
380 km or 236 mi Catano
$1764
381 km or 237 mi Bayamon
$1234
388 km or 241 mi Naranjito
$1543
391 km or 243 mi Toa Alta
$1634
394 km or 245 mi Coamo
$1616
396 km or 246 mi Dorado
$1774
396 km or 246 mi Santa Isabel
$1214
397 km or 246 mi Corozal
$1729

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671