Basseterre vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Basseterre	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2654	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1114	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	95
😀 Quality of life	39	95
🏙️ Population	12.9K	985K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 45% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4467th and 1008th ($1330 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sweden, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8034th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Stockholm

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	Basseterre	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5043	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.75	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10114	$17265

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1327
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1114
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1143
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1718
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2305
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1010
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1588
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1700
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1297
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1789
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1275
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1446
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1370
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1673
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1851
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2037
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1827
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1949
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1787
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1668
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1513
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1889
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1792

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464