Basseterre vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$654	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	42	44
🏙️ Population	13.2K	7.82M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 123% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4405th and 7835th ($1336 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 7482nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Shangqiu

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	Basseterre	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$17107

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1338
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1131
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1135
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1659
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2303
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1008
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1592
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1693
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1305
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1729
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1155
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1587
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1554
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1810
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2004
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1770
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1917
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1784
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1559
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1702
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1837
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1746

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517