Basseterre vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$654	$972
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$3432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	13	78
😀 Quality of life	42	96
🏙️ Population	13.2K	687K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 31% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 4405th and 2171st ($1336 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Finland, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.8 months in Helsinki. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7482nd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Helsinki

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	Basseterre	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$8.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$1053
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$5238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$13230

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1937
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1655
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1611
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1561
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1383
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1372
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1601
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1566
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1618
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1589
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1516
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$999
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1561
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1516
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1521
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1545
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1524
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1422
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1437
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1476
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1064
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1503
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1184
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1083
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1041
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1353
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1363
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1174