Basseterre vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Basseterre Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2639
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$647
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1108
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
49
😀 Quality of life
45
71
🏙️ Population
12.9K
8.78M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 110% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4513th and 7679th ($1330 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7187th and 3611th 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
$15
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4994
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$37.1
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.71
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.35
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.15
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9714
$9536

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$1332
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$2884
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$1145
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943