Basseterre vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$650	$730
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1434
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	13	96
😀 Quality of life	36	74
🏙️ Population	13.2K	13.1M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 10% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3960th and 4359th ($1373 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Russia, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7395th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Moscow

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	Basseterre	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$12252

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592