Basseterre vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Basseterre	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2639	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$647	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$594	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	41
😀 Quality of life	45	58
🏙️ Population	12.9K	331K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 4% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4513th and 4626th ($1330 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and El Salvador, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 7187th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs San Salvador

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	Basseterre	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4994	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.8	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9714	$5551

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1332
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1166
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2293
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1012
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1583
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1683
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1299
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1753
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1189
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1485
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1375
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1506
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1572
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1826
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2027
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1651
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1785
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1931
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1789
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1585
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1764
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1583
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1887
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1271
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1764

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699