Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.6 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Praia, you would:
pay 96.4% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
$12.41
kr135.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$8.59
kr93.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
$2.29
kr24.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
$2.03
kr22.16
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
$2.82
kr30.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
$5.04
kr54.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
$5.61
kr61.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
$3.90
kr42.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
$5.39
kr58.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
$1.37
kr14.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$1.19
kr12.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$1.24
kr13.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
$1.86
kr20.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
$0.64
kr7.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
$0.62
kr6.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
$7.93
kr86.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
$92.63
kr1,008.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
$28,647.00
kr311,945.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
$30.46
kr331.70
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
$32.68
kr355.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
$1,446.54
kr15,751.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
$1,036.91
kr11,291.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
$93.97
kr1,023.29
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
$134.04
kr1,459.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
$8,355.38
kr90,984.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
$7.16
kr77.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
$3.92
kr42.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
$6.68
kr72.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
$44.67
kr486.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$14.32
kr155.97
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.80
kr934.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$40.11
kr436.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
$97.88
kr1,065.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
$130.15
kr1,417.23
|
|
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