Basseterre vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Basseterre	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	95
😀 Quality of life	42	96
🏙️ Population	13.2K	985K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 42% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4405th and 1273rd ($1336 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Stockholm. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7482nd and 33rd 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	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4980	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4022	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.99	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.2	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.72	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8504	$15313

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1338
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1131
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1135
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1659
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2303
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1008
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1592
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1693
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1305
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1729
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1155
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1587
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1554
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1810
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2004
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1770
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1917
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1784
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1559
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1702
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1837
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1746

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482