Basseterre vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Basseterre	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2667	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$511	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$523	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1103	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	91
😀 Quality of life	41	77
🏙️ Population	13.2K	6.26M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 13% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4404th and 4828th ($1212 vs $1075) 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 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7060th and 685th 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	$14.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.9	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4951	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7938	$6400

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1214
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1076
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1074
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1575
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2309
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$834
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1503
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1651
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1578
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1644
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1172
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1496
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1445
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1523
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1203
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2248
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1500
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1816
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1512
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1561
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1341
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1676

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440