Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 28.4% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Castries, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.91
SEK147.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.60
SEK101.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.35
SEK24.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$2.03
SEK21.48
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.73
SEK28.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$5.25
SEK55.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.52
SEK58.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.04
SEK42.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.26
SEK55.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.40
SEK14.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.10
SEK11.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.40
SEK14.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.00
SEK21.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.70
SEK7.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.81
SEK8.64
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.93
SEK73.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.59
SEK1,002.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$28,656.21
SEK303,774.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.82
SEK294.93
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$29.19
SEK309.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,000.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$932.71
SEK9,887.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$115.02
SEK1,219.32
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$136.93
SEK1,451.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,986.40
SEK74,060.31
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.96
SEK73.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.14
SEK43.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.58
SEK69.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$38.94
SEK412.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$14.33
SEK151.89
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$78.29
SEK829.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$42.00
SEK445.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$94.17
SEK998.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$140.31
SEK1,487.34
|
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