Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 9.0% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 44.3% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
|
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