Basseterre vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$654	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	42	45
🏙️ Population	13.2K	6.56M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 122% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4405th and 7790th ($1336 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and China, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7482nd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Shaoyang

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	Basseterre	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599