Basseterre vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$650	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	92
😀 Quality of life	36	86
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.75M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 20% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3960th and 2624th ($1373 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Italy, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7395th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Rome

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	Basseterre	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201