Basseterre vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Basseterre	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$532	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.4	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$55.8
😷 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 21% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4490th and 5521st ($1241 vs $1024) 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 0.9 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 7322nd and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Basseterre vs Havana infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/basseterre/havana.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Basseterre vs Havana infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/basseterre/havana" target="_blank">Basseterre vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Basseterre vs Havana

Prices for goods and services in Basseterre and Havana are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Basseterre	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$626	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5046	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.52	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8116	$13025

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1242
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1084
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1081
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1594
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2295
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1003
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1574
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1697
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1677
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1158
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1360
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1534
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1672
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$1974
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1627
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1764
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1234
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1543
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1616
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1774
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1729

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942