Basseterre vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Basseterre	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2639	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$647	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$594	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	92
😀 Quality of life	45	80
🏙️ Population	12.9K	6.26M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 12% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4513th and 4795th ($1330 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Chile, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7187th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Santiago

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	Basseterre	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4994	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9714	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849