Basseterre vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$650	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	40
😀 Quality of life	36	63
🏙️ Population	13.2K	573K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 95% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3960th and 6866th ($1373 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Morocco, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7395th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Rabat

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	Basseterre	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430