Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 83.4% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$12.41
kr135.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$8.59
kr93.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$2.29
kr24.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$2.03
kr22.16
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$2.82
kr30.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$5.04
kr54.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$5.61
kr61.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$3.90
kr42.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$5.39
kr58.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.37
kr14.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$1.19
kr12.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$1.24
kr13.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.86
kr20.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.64
kr7.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.62
kr6.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$7.93
kr86.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$92.63
kr1,008.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$28,647.00
kr311,945.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$30.46
kr331.70
|
|
pay 66.2% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$32.68
kr355.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$1,446.54
kr15,751.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$1,036.91
kr11,291.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$93.97
kr1,023.29
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$134.04
kr1,459.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$8,355.38
kr90,984.02
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$7.16
kr77.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$3.92
kr42.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$6.68
kr72.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$44.67
kr486.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$14.32
kr155.97
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$85.80
kr934.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$40.11
kr436.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$97.88
kr1,065.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$130.15
kr1,417.23
|
|
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