Basseterre vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$650	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	13	47
😀 Quality of life	36	53
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.49M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 48% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 3960th and 5902nd ($1373 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Cuba, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 7395th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Havana

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	Basseterre	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$10030

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945