Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 51.8% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
Kingston
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
|
pay 88.8% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
|
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