Basseterre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$654	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	70
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	13.2K	12.7M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 73% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4405th and 6778th ($1336 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7482nd and 3523rd 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	$14.8	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610