Basseterre vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$654	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	13	93
😀 Quality of life	42	69
🏙️ Population	13.2K	9.37M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 108% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4405th and 7469th ($1336 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 7482nd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Hefei

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	Basseterre	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$9056

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1338
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1131
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1135
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1659
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2303
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1008
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1592
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1693
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1305
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1729
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1155
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1587
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1554
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1810
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2004
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1770
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1917
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1784
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1559
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1702
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1837
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1746

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663