Basseterre vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Basseterre	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2639	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$647	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$594	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	12	21
😀 Quality of life	45	46
🏙️ Population	12.9K	6.56M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 121% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4513th and 7929th ($1330 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 7187th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/basseterre/shaoyang.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Basseterre vs Shaoyang infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/basseterre/shaoyang" target="_blank">Basseterre vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Basseterre vs Shaoyang

Prices for goods and services in Basseterre and Shaoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Basseterre	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4994	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9714	$11939

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1332
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1166
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2293
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1012
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1583
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1683
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1299
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1753
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1189
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1485
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1375
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1506
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1572
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1826
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2027
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1651
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1785
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1931
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1789
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1585
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1764
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1583
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1887
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1271
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1764

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615