Basseterre vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$650	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$330
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	94
😀 Quality of life	36	59
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.32M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 107% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 3960th and 7119th ($1373 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 7395th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Guarulhos

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	Basseterre	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$8512

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621