Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.6 times more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in George Town instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Stockholm
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Stockholm
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Stockholm
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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