Basseterre vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Basseterre	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2667	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$511	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$523	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.8	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1103	$720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	13	24
😀 Quality of life	41	43
🏙️ Population	13.2K	6.56M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 110% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4404th and 7871st ($1212 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 0.9 months in Basseterre compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7060th and 6810th 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	$14.2	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$741	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.9	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4951	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.9	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.99	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.39	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7938	$11076

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1214
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1076
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1074
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1575
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2309
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$834
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1503
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1651
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1578
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1644
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1172
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1496
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1445
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1523
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1203
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2248
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1500
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1816
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1512
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1561
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1341
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1676

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586