Basseterre vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$650	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	81
😀 Quality of life	36	98
🏙️ Population	13.2K	449K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 58% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3960th and 59th ($1373 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Switzerland, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7395th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Zurich

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	Basseterre	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717