Basseterre vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$650	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	72
😀 Quality of life	36	78
🏙️ Population	13.2K	7.01M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 16% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3960th and 2911th ($1373 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7395th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Riyadh

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	Basseterre	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529