Basseterre vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$650	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	36	78
🏙️ Population	13.2K	592K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 4% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3960th and 3759th ($1373 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Spain, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 7395th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Malaga

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	Basseterre	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449