Basseterre vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Basseterre	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$532	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	13	19
😀 Quality of life	36	54
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.49M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 21% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4490th and 5518th ($1241 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Angola, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7322nd and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Luanda

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	Basseterre	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$626	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5046	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.52	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8116	$12561

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1242
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1084
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1081
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1594
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2295
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1003
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1574
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1697
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1677
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1158
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1360
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1534
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1672
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$1974
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1627
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1764
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1234
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1543
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1616
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1774
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1729

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939