Basseterre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Basseterre	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$532	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.4	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	36	79
🏙️ Population	13.2K	24.9M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 9% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4490th and 4780th ($1241 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 571st 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	$17.5	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$626	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5046	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.52	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8116	$31401

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1242
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1084
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1081
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1594
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2295
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1003
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1574
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1697
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1677
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1158
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1360
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1534
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1672
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$1974
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1627
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1764
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1234
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1543
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1616
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1774
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1729

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774