Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 79.8% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
St. George's
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
St. George's
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
|
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