Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 22.2% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
$12.41
SEK135.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$8.59
SEK94.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
$2.29
SEK25.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
$2.03
SEK22.29
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$2.82
SEK30.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$5.04
SEK55.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
$5.61
SEK61.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
$3.90
SEK42.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
$5.39
SEK59.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.37
SEK14.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$1.19
SEK13.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.24
SEK13.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
$1.86
SEK20.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$0.64
SEK7.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$0.62
SEK6.78
|
|
pay 91.1% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$7.93
SEK86.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
$92.63
SEK1,014.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$28,647.00
SEK313,817.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$30.46
SEK333.69
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Victoria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$32.68
SEK357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,846.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,358.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
$93.97
SEK1,029.43
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$134.04
SEK1,468.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
$8,355.38
SEK91,530.00
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$7.16
SEK78.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
$3.92
SEK42.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
$6.68
SEK73.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
$44.67
SEK489.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
$14.32
SEK156.91
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
$85.80
SEK939.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
$40.11
SEK439.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
$97.88
SEK1,072.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$130.15
SEK1,425.73
|
|
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