Basseterre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Basseterre Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2667
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$511
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1103
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
13.2K
24.9M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 2% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4404th and 4461st ($1212 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7060th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Basseterre Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$741
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4951
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.79
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.99
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.39
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7938
$28143

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$1074
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$1579
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$1570
174 km or 108 mi Les Abymes
$1561
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$1576
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$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

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$1074
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$731
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$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
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$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740