Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 19.3% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$10.47
kr113.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.80
kr19.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$1.63
kr17.70
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.47
kr48.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$4.74
kr51.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$4.05
kr44.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.20
kr13.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.00
kr10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.15
kr12.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$1.57
kr17.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.60
kr6.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.60
kr6.52
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$7.21
kr78.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$6.47
kr70.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.66
kr39.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$36.95
kr402.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.00
kr370.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.12
kr872.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
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