Basseterre vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1755
🏠 One person rent	$654	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	55
😀 Quality of life	42	42
🏙️ Population	13.2K	528K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 101% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 4405th and 7320th ($1336 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Guatemala, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 7482nd and 7494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Mixco

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	Basseterre	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$1571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$8.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$12653

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1338
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1131
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1135
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1659
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2303
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1008
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1592
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1693
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1305
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1729
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1155
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1587
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1554
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1810
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2004
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1770
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1917
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1784
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1559
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1702
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1837
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1746

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$842
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1009
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$912
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$911
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$695
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$883
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1238
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$710
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1273
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1362
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1090
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$801
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1097
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$661
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$791
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$780
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$739
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$852
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$729
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$936
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$627
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$770
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$975
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366