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Stockholm vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 19.8% more expensive than Oranjestad.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 1.1% less in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 26.3% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 9.5% more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 48.2% more in Stockholm

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and childcare in Stockholm are more expensive than in Oranjestad.

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Stockholm vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockholm instead of Oranjestad, you would:

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pay 12.5% more for restaurants

	Oranjestad	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.00 AWG39.66	$17.99 SEK176.82	-18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.27 AWG18.51	$11.90 SEK116.90	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 AWG2.60	$3.66 SEK36.00	+153.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 AWG2.94	$3.09 SEK30.34	+89.6%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

	Oranjestad	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 AWG5.35	$3.97 SEK39.01	+33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AWG11.27	$6.37 SEK62.56	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 AWG12.69	$6.67 SEK65.51	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.33 AWG9.61	$5.11 SEK50.24	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 AWG7.63	$5.83 SEK57.24	+37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.10 AWG3.78	$1.60 SEK15.71	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 AWG1.84	$1.26 SEK12.39	+23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 AWG4.09	$1.44 SEK14.11	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 AWG2.86	$2.02 SEK19.85	+27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AWG1.82	$0.79 SEK7.71	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 AWG1.64	$0.80 SEK7.87	-11.7%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Oranjestad	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 AWG13.76	$6.72 SEK66.01	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.08	$105.97 SEK1,041.28	+253.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG47,037.50	$32,980.57 SEK324K	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.58	$17.85 SEK175.45	-62.8%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 26.3% more for housing

	Oranjestad	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.51 AWG190.18	$39.70 SEK390.05	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.33 AWG1,682.33	$1,674.52 SEK16,454.18	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00 AWG1,712.38	$1,080.50 SEK10,617.16	+13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.00 AWG349.69	$190.15 SEK1,868.43	-2.0%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 9.5% more for childcare

	Oranjestad	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00 AWG450.62	$157.47 SEK1,547.29	-37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,606.10 AWG15,512.50	$16,395.31 SEK161K	+90.5%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Oranjestad	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 AWG5.41	$7.95 SEK78.10	+164.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 AWG7.77	$5.05 SEK49.61	+17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00 AWG18.02	$8.70 SEK85.46	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.22 AWG112.16	$46.98 SEK461.61	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.94 AWG21.52	$18.99 SEK186.64	+59.1%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 48.2% more for clothing

	Oranjestad	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 AWG108.15	$111.49 SEK1,095.51	+85.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.71 AWG91.40	$58.75 SEK577.25	+15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.81 AWG196.13	$135.62 SEK1,332.63	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.47	$184.97 SEK1,817.59	+79.8%
Average			+48.2%

Oranjestad vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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