Basseterre vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$650	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	36	57
🏙️ Population	13.2K	4.43M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 38% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3960th and 5539th ($1373 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and South Africa, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7395th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Johannesburg

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	Basseterre	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003