Basseterre vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Basseterre	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2654	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$647	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1114	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	12	47
😀 Quality of life	39	64
🏙️ Population	12.9K	1.26M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 1% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4467th and 4430th ($1330 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 8034th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Zapopan

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	Basseterre	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5043	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.75	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10114	$6434

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1327
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1114
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1143
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1718
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2305
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1010
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1588
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1700
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1297
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1789
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1275
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1446
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1370
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1673
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1851
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2037
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1827
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1949
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1787
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1668
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1513
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1889
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1792

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994