Basseterre vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Basseterre	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2667	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$511	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$523	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.8	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1103	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	13	93
😀 Quality of life	41	67
🏙️ Population	13.2K	9.37M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 71% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4404th and 6756th ($1212 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 82nd 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 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 7060th and 3921st 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	$14.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.9	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4951	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7938	$8280

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1214
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1076
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1074
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1575
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2309
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$834
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1503
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1651
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1578
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1644
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1172
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1496
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1445
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1523
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1203
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2248
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1500
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1816
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1512
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1561
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1341
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1676

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696