Basseterre vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$650	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	44
😀 Quality of life	36	58
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.13M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 48% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3960th and 5898th ($1373 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7395th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Santo Domingo

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	Basseterre	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$7607

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521