Basseterre vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Basseterre Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2639
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$647
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1108
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
12
96
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
12.9K
18.7M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 70% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4513th and 6835th ($1330 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 7187th and 2285th 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
$15
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4994
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$37.1
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.71
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.35
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.15
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9714
$16938

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$1332
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$2884
97 km or 60 mi St. John's
$1145
105 km or 65 mi All Saints
$1166
167 km or 104 mi Baie-Mahault
$1736
173 km or 108 mi Petit-Bourg
$1730
174 km or 108 mi Les Abymes
$1717
180 km or 112 mi Basse-Terre
$1739
183 km or 114 mi Le Moule
$1733
187 km or 116 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
218 km or 136 mi Saint Croix
$2600
235 km or 146 mi Portsmouth
$1173
236 km or 147 mi Road Town
$2293
262 km or 163 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2022
265 km or 165 mi Roseau
$1012
329 km or 205 mi Fajardo
$1583
334 km or 208 mi Naguabo
$1683
341 km or 212 mi Humacao
$1299
344 km or 213 mi Yabucoa
$1710
346 km or 215 mi Las Piedras
$1667
348 km or 216 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
349 km or 217 mi Rio Grande
$1716
356 km or 221 mi Canovanas
$1753
359 km or 223 mi Gurabo
$1189
363 km or 226 mi Carolina
$1485
364 km or 226 mi Caguas
$1375
367 km or 228 mi Trujillo Alto
$1506
368 km or 229 mi Guayama
$1572
375 km or 233 mi Cayey
$1826
375 km or 233 mi San Juan
$2027
376 km or 233 mi Guaynabo
$1651
376 km or 234 mi Cidra
$1785
380 km or 236 mi Catano
$1931
381 km or 237 mi Bayamon
$1789
388 km or 241 mi Naranjito
$1585
391 km or 243 mi Toa Alta
$1764
394 km or 245 mi Coamo
$1583
396 km or 246 mi Dorado
$1887
396 km or 246 mi Santa Isabel
$1271
397 km or 246 mi Corozal
$1764

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694