Basseterre vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$650	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	13	66
😀 Quality of life	36	53
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.53M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 51% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3960th and 6005th ($1373 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Colombia, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7395th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Medellin

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	Basseterre	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618