Basseterre vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Basseterre	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2654	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$647	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1114	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	12	84
😀 Quality of life	39	71
🏙️ Population	12.9K	9.37M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 99% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4467th and 7494th ($1330 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 8034th and 3146th 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	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5043	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.75	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10114	$8681

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1327
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1114
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1143
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1718
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2305
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1010
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1588
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1700
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1297
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1789
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1275
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1446
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1370
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1673
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1851
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2037
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1827
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1949
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1787
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1668
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1513
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1889
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1792

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693