Basseterre vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$650	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	91
😀 Quality of life	36	77
🏙️ Population	13.2K	6.26M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 21% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3960th and 4686th ($1373 vs $1133) 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 7395th and 764th 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	$16.2	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$8040

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731