Basseterre vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$650	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	13	12
😀 Quality of life	36	46
🏙️ Population	13.2K	14.7K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 35% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3960th and 5404th ($1373 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Dominica, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 7395th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Roseau

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	Basseterre	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166