Basseterre vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Basseterre	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2639	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$594	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	99
😀 Quality of life	45	96
🏙️ Population	12.9K	2.11M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 46% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4513th and 916th ($1330 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and France, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7187th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Paris

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	Basseterre	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4994	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9714	$17184

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1332
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1166
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2293
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1012
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1583
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1683
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1299
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1753
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1189
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1485
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1375
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1506
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1572
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1826
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2027
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1651
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1785
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1931
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1789
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1585
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1764
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1583
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1887
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1271
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1764

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544