Basseterre vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$650	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	13	93
😀 Quality of life	36	66
🏙️ Population	13.2K	9.37M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 120% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3960th and 7405th ($1373 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7395th and 3963rd 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	$16.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665