Basseterre vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$650	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	93
😀 Quality of life	36	82
🏙️ Population	13.2K	546K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 19% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 3960th and 2671st ($1373 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Portugal, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 7395th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Lisbon

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	Basseterre	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112