Basseterre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Basseterre	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2639	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$647	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$594	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	12	65
😀 Quality of life	45	72
🏙️ Population	12.9K	12.7M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 70% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4513th and 6833rd ($1330 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 Suzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7187th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Suzhou

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	Basseterre	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4994	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9714	$17664

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1332
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1166
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2293
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1012
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1583
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1683
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1299
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1753
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1189
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1485
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1375
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1506
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1572
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1826
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2027
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1651
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1785
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1931
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1789
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1585
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1764
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1583
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1887
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1271
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1764

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623