Basseterre vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Basseterre	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1330	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2639	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$647	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$594	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	95
😀 Quality of life	45	95
🏙️ Population	12.9K	985K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 47% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4513th and 849th ($1330 vs $2524) 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 7187th and 23rd 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	$15	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4994	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4033	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.22	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$37.1	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9714	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516