Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 35.3% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 4.0% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 53.3% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 44.4% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 43.5% more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Stockholm

The cost of clothing, transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Stockholm are more expensive than in Victoria. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Stockholm.

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Stockholm vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockholm instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 4.0% more for restaurants

	Victoria	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR252.68	$17.99 SEK178.38	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR177.21	$11.90 SEK117.93	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR32.48	$3.66 SEK36.32	+58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR37.29	$3.09 SEK30.60	+16.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Victoria	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.47	$3.97 SEK39.36	+127.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR218.25	$6.37 SEK63.11	-59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR102.03	$6.67 SEK66.09	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR53.37	$5.11 SEK50.68	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR39.54	$5.83 SEK57.75	+106.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.33	$1.60 SEK15.85	+56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.57	$1.26 SEK12.50	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.28	$1.44 SEK14.23	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.95	$2.02 SEK20.03	-29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.38	$0.79 SEK7.78	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.59	$0.80 SEK7.94	-3.1%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 53.3% more for transportation

	Victoria	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR85.81	$6.72 SEK66.59	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR468.01	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+217.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.85 SEK176.99
Average			+53.3%

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pay 44.4% more for housing

	Victoria	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	$39.70 SEK393.49	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	+79.2%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 43.5% more for childcare

	Victoria	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$16,395.31 SEK163K	+88.5%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR56.30	$7.95 SEK78.78	+98.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR56.12	$5.05 SEK50.04	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR339.29	$8.70 SEK86.22	-64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	$46.98 SEK465.67	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR101.07	$18.99 SEK188.29	+163.6%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Victoria	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR522.21	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+199.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR347.02	$58.75 SEK582.33	+137.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+50.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+83.3%
Average			+110.5%

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