Basseterre vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$650	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	13	47
😀 Quality of life	36	51
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.65M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 48% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 3960th and 5905th ($1373 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Ecuador, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 7395th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Guayaquil

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	Basseterre	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$5836

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504