Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 10.2% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
?? |
pay 49.9% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
?? |
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
?? | |
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