Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
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