Basseterre vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$650	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	100
😀 Quality of life	36	100
🏙️ Population	13.2K	4.84M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 46% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3960th and 745th ($1373 vs $2539) 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 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7395th and 2nd 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	$16.2	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683