Basseterre vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Basseterre	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.4	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	36	99
🏙️ Population	13.2K	4.84M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4490th and 312th ($1241 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Australia, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7322nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Sydney

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	Basseterre	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$626	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5046	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3968	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.52	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.7	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8116	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754