Basseterre vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Basseterre	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2667	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$511	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$523	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.8	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1103	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	92
😀 Quality of life	41	87
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.87M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 29% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4404th and 2685th ($1212 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.9 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 7060th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Basseterre vs Rome infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/basseterre/rome.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Basseterre vs Rome infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/basseterre/rome" target="_blank">Basseterre vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Basseterre vs Rome

Prices for goods and services in Basseterre and Rome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Basseterre	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4951	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7938	$9800

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1214
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1076
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1074
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1575
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2309
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$834
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1503
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1651
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1578
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1644
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1172
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1496
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1445
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1523
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1203
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2248
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1500
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1816
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1512
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1561
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1341
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1676

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229