Basseterre vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$650	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	13	27
😀 Quality of life	36	51
🏙️ Population	13.2K	84.1K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 15% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3960th and 4503rd ($1373 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7395th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Port of Spain

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	Basseterre	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$5597

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904