Basseterre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Basseterre Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2639
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$647
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1108
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
99
😀 Quality of life
45
75
🏙️ Population
12.9K
24.9M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 18% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4513th and 4971st ($1330 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and China, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7187th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Shanghai

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Basseterre Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.1
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4994
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$37.1
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.71
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.35
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.15
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9714
$27781

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$1166
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$1736
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$1730
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$1717
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$1739
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$1733
187 km or 116 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
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$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
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$1764

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
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$601
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
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$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765