Basseterre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Basseterre	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2654	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$647	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1114	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	99
😀 Quality of life	39	76
🏙️ Population	12.9K	24.9M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 16% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4467th and 4880th ($1330 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8034th and 1178th 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	$14.8	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5043	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.75	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10114	$27610

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1327
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1114
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1143
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1718
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2305
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1010
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1588
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1700
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1297
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1789
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1275
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1446
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1370
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1673
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1851
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2037
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1827
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1949
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1787
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1668
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1513
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1889
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1792

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789