Basseterre vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Basseterre Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2654
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$647
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
12
96
😀 Quality of life
39
77
🏙️ Population
12.9K
18.7M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 70% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4467th and 6854th ($1330 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8034th and 1149th 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
$14.8
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5043
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$37
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.99
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10114
$19408

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$1327
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$2940
97 km or 60 mi St. John's
$1114
105 km or 65 mi All Saints
$1143
167 km or 104 mi Baie-Mahault
$1723
173 km or 108 mi Petit-Bourg
$1724
174 km or 108 mi Les Abymes
$1715
180 km or 112 mi Basse-Terre
$1736
183 km or 114 mi Le Moule
$1718
187 km or 116 mi Sainte-Anne
$1716
218 km or 136 mi Saint Croix
$2450
235 km or 146 mi Portsmouth
$1107
236 km or 147 mi Road Town
$2305
262 km or 163 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2120
265 km or 165 mi Roseau
$1010
329 km or 205 mi Fajardo
$1588
334 km or 208 mi Naguabo
$1700
341 km or 212 mi Humacao
$1297
344 km or 213 mi Yabucoa
$1732
346 km or 215 mi Las Piedras
$1680
348 km or 216 mi Fort-de-France
$1844
349 km or 217 mi Rio Grande
$1743
356 km or 221 mi Canovanas
$1789
359 km or 223 mi Gurabo
$1275
363 km or 226 mi Carolina
$1446
364 km or 226 mi Caguas
$1370
367 km or 228 mi Trujillo Alto
$1504
368 km or 229 mi Guayama
$1673
375 km or 233 mi Cayey
$1851
375 km or 233 mi San Juan
$2037
376 km or 233 mi Guaynabo
$1638
376 km or 234 mi Cidra
$1827
380 km or 236 mi Catano
$1949
381 km or 237 mi Bayamon
$1787
388 km or 241 mi Naranjito
$1668
391 km or 243 mi Toa Alta
$1776
394 km or 245 mi Coamo
$1513
396 km or 246 mi Dorado
$1889
396 km or 246 mi Santa Isabel
$1393
397 km or 246 mi Corozal
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711