Basseterre vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$6793
🏠 One person rent	$650	$1830
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$3856
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$3804
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	36	88
🏙️ Population	13.2K	7.41M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 50% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 3960th and 427th ($1373 vs $2737) 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 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.4 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 7395th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Hong Kong

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	Basseterre	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$22706

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598