Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 34.2% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of George Town, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
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