Cost of living comparison
Apia is 8.4% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Apia instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Apia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
SEK134.86
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
SEK93.37
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
SEK24.84
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.11
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK30.59
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
SEK54.74
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
SEK60.94
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
SEK42.33
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
SEK58.56
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
SEK14.85
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK12.93
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
SEK13.45
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SEK20.24
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SEK7.00
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SEK6.72
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 55.4% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
SEK86.11
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
SEK1,006.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
SEK311,217.59
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
SEK330.93
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Stockholm
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
SEK355.03
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
SEK15,715.01
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
SEK11,264.87
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
SEK1,020.90
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
SEK1,456.19
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
SEK90,771.80
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
SEK77.80
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
SEK42.53
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
SEK72.62
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
SEK485.34
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
SEK155.61
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
SEK932.11
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
SEK435.70
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
SEK1,063.32
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
SEK1,413.92
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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