Cost of living comparison

Antigua and Barbuda

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 29.9% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 39.3% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.8% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Stockholm

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Stockholm are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Stockholm.

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Stockholm vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockholm instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 32.4% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 EC$45.00	$17.99 SEK176.82	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$11.90 SEK116.90	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 EC$5.27	$3.66 SEK36.00	+88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.09 SEK30.34	+156.7%
Average			+32.4%

Saint John's vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.97 SEK39.01	+43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$6.37 SEK62.56	+49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$6.67 SEK65.51	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.66 EC$18.00	$5.11 SEK50.24	-23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.53	$5.83 SEK57.24	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.60 SEK15.71	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.26 SEK12.39	+13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.44 SEK14.11	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.02 SEK19.85	-45.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.79 SEK7.71	-39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.80 SEK7.87	-38.1%
Average			-18.5%

Saint John's vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$6.72 SEK66.01	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$105.97 SEK1,041.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,980.57 SEK324K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.85 SEK175.45
Average			+10.0%

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pay 39.3% more for housing

	Saint John's	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.40 EC$220.00	$39.70 SEK390.05	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,674.52 SEK16,454.18	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$1,080.50 SEK10,617.16	+59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.07 EC$535.29	$190.15 SEK1,868.43	-4.0%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$157.47 SEK1,547.29	-14.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$16,395.31 SEK161K	+786.2%
Average			+174.6%

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$7.95 SEK78.10	+230.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.05 SEK49.61	+36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$8.70 SEK85.46
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 EC$175.00	$46.98 SEK461.61	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$18.99 SEK186.64	+202.0%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Saint John's	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$111.49 SEK1,095.51	+123.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$58.75 SEK577.25
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$135.62 SEK1,332.63	+83.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$184.97 SEK1,817.59
Average			+102.1%

Saint John's vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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