Basseterre vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Basseterre Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2667
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$511
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.8
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1103
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
41
89
🏙️ Population
13.2K
7.41M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 54% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4404th and 503rd ($1212 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7060th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Basseterre Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$741
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.9
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4951
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.79
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.99
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.39
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.4
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7938
$20363

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$1214
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611