Cost of Living inBasseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Saint Kitts & Nevis: $30,656/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 11% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Basseterre. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Basseterre is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Saint Kitts & Nevis.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
GoodGood national coverage and strong doctor availability help, but households still pay a large share themselves.
Public care
LimitedBroad public coverage help, but patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
80/100
2023
Physicians
3.08/1k
2018
Hospital beds
3.98/1k
2023
Out of pocket
42%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
72.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
74/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
10.0/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Saint Kitts & Nevis yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Basseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Basseterre compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.5x further in Basseterre than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Saint Kitts & Nevis here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Basseterre cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Basseterre is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 11% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Basseterre. We are using the country-level cost index for Saint Kitts & Nevis here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Basseterre compare with New York City?
Rent in Basseterre is about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Saint Kitts & Nevis here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Basseterre?
Groceries in Basseterre are about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 100% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Saint Kitts & Nevis here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Basseterre
Basseterre is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a two-island federation in the eastern Caribbean, with about 13,000 residents on the southwestern coast of Saint Kitts and serving as the country's political, commercial, and cruise port center. The local economy combines tourism, port activity, financial services, and a citizenship by investment program that is one of the oldest in the world, dating to 1984, and remains a significant source of government revenue. English is the official language alongside a Saint Kitts Creole. The climate is tropical with consistent warm temperatures moderated by trade winds and a hurricane-influenced wet season from June to November. Basseterre suits relocators wanting English-speaking Caribbean living with established tourism infrastructure and access to citizenship options through documented investment.
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