Cost of living comparison
If you lived in British Indian Ocean Territory instead of Sweden, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sweden
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sweden
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sweden
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sweden
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sweden
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sweden
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
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