Basseterre vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1450
🏠 One person rent	$654	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$873
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	13	62
😀 Quality of life	42	52
🏙️ Population	13.2K	9.08M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 168% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 4405th and 8696th ($1336 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 502nd 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 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Xuzhou ranked 87th in China, while ranked 7482nd and 6465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Xuzhou

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	Basseterre	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$13.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$8.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$2024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$1591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$1.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$5.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$21129

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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 Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$570
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$582
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$567
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$570
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$558
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$564
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$602
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$546
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$564
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$509
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$583
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$537
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$563
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$807
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$595
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$601
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$654
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$563
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$538
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$561
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$558
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$610
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$582
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$572
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$585
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$617
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$643
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$516
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$478
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$573
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$542
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$631
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$753