Basseterre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Basseterre	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$532	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.4	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	13	70
😀 Quality of life	36	67
🏙️ Population	13.2K	12.7M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 22% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4490th and 5553rd ($1241 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 3798th 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	$17.5	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$626	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5046	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.52	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8116	$26560

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1242
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1084
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1081
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1594
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2295
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1003
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1574
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1697
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1677
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1158
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1360
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1534
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1672
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$1974
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1627
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1764
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1234
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1543
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1616
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1774
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1729

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645