Basseterre vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$650	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	13	71
😀 Quality of life	36	61
🏙️ Population	13.2K	10.6M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 185% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3960th and 8748th ($1373 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 7395th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Shijiazhuang

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	Basseterre	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$4785

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716