Basseterre vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$650	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$3416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	45
😀 Quality of life	36	80
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.19M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 23% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 3960th and 2449th ($1373 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Qatar, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 7395th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Doha

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	Basseterre	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$11200

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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 Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904