Basseterre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Basseterre	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2654	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$647	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1114	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	12	57
😀 Quality of life	39	63
🏙️ Population	12.9K	2.42M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 50% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4467th and 6337th ($1330 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 8034th and 5445th 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	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5043	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.75	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10114	$15139

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1327
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1114
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1143
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1718
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2305
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1010
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1588
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1700
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1297
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1789
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1275
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1446
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1370
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1673
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1851
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2037
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1827
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1949
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1787
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1668
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1513
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1889
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1792

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751