Basseterre vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$650	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	54
😀 Quality of life	36	66
🏙️ Population	13.2K	8.78M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 113% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3960th and 7256th ($1373 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and China, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 7395th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Quanzhou

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	Basseterre	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936