Basseterre vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	13	18
😀 Quality of life	42	66
🏙️ Population	13.2K	955K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 22% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4405th and 3094th ($1336 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Spain, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 7482nd and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Tenerife

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	Basseterre	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$6640

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401