Basseterre vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1501
🏠 One person rent	$650	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$358
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$693
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	22
😀 Quality of life	36	39
🏙️ Population	13.2K	11M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 154% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 3960th and 8318th ($1373 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 447th 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 1.3 months in Linyi. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Linyi ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7395th and 7039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Linyi

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	Basseterre	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$80.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$5.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$4.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$6168

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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 Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385