Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 40.2% more expensive than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.4% less in Stockholm
- Groceries
-
pay 16.4% more in Stockholm
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Stockholm
- Clothing
-
pay 8.2% less in Stockholm
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Stockholm are more expensive than in Basseterre. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Stockholm. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Stockholm.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$13.86
SEK140.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.16
SEK103.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.56
SEK26.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$2.13
SEK21.58
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.66
SEK26.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$5.29
SEK53.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.43
SEK55.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.82
SEK38.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$5.15
SEK52.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.38
SEK14.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.10
SEK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.36
SEK13.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.78
SEK18.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.71
SEK7.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.79
SEK8.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.67
SEK67.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.22
SEK955.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,544.48
SEK289,366.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.62
SEK280.00
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.49
SEK339.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$1,542.54
SEK15,637.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$965.24
SEK9,784.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$139.65
SEK1,415.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$144.54
SEK1,465.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,727.37
SEK58,060.57
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.30
SEK73.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.27
SEK43.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.56
SEK66.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.99
SEK405.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$15.61
SEK158.26
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$90.26
SEK915.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.14
SEK437.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$106.21
SEK1,076.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$174.28
SEK1,766.79
|
|
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