Basseterre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$654	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	13	56
😀 Quality of life	42	62
🏙️ Population	13.2K	2.42M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 69% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4405th and 6702nd ($1336 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7482nd and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Salvador

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	Basseterre	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$13462

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1338
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1131
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1135
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1659
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2303
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1008
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1592
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1693
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1305
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1729
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1155
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1587
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1554
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1810
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2004
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1770
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1917
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1784
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1559
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1702
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1837
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1746

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699