Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 9.7% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
?? | |
pay 18.3% more for housing
Sweden
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sweden
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
?? |
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
?? | |
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
?? | |
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