Basseterre vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$650	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	91
😀 Quality of life	36	92
🏙️ Population	13.2K	548K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 34% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3960th and 1662nd ($1373 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7395th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Manchester

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	Basseterre	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681