Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.9 times more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Washington instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.90
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.05
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.99
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.54
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.06
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.77
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.67
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.00
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.88
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.88
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.73
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.85
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.29
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.43
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.66
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.63
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,005.70
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK304,668.53
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK295.79
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK310.33
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,047.81
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,916.43
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,222.91
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,455.80
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,278.32
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.95
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.01
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.00
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK414.00
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK152.33
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK832.35
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK446.57
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,001.23
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,491.72
|
$173.48
|
|
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