Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 36.5% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of George Town, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
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