Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 11.2% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Stockholm
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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