Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 34.2% cheaper than George Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.8% less in Stockholm
- Groceries
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pay 52.6% less in Stockholm
- Transportation
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pay 33.0% more in Stockholm
- Housing
-
pay 58.3% less in Stockholm
- Childcare
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pay 84.2% less in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.6% less in Stockholm
- Clothing
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pay 8.8% less in Stockholm
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Stockholm.
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
KYD24.87
|
$13.86
SEK133.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.93
|
$10.16
SEK98.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.17
|
$2.56
SEK24.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.42
|
$2.13
SEK20.57
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.15
|
$2.66
SEK25.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.36
|
$5.29
SEK51.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.69
|
$5.43
SEK52.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.94
|
$3.82
SEK36.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.61
|
$5.15
SEK49.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.92
|
$1.38
SEK13.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
$1.10
SEK10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.11
|
$1.36
SEK13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.08
|
$1.78
SEK17.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
$0.71
SEK6.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.08
|
$0.79
SEK7.63
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.54
|
$6.67
SEK64.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.87
|
$94.22
SEK910.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,329.99
|
$28,544.48
SEK275,865.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.71
|
$27.62
SEK266.94
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD92.86
|
$33.49
SEK323.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,444.29
|
$1,542.54
SEK14,907.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,117.44
|
$965.24
SEK9,328.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD252.26
|
$139.65
SEK1,349.62
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,335.83
|
$144.54
SEK1,396.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD20,999.57
|
$5,727.37
SEK55,351.55
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.47
|
$7.30
SEK70.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.53
|
$4.27
SEK41.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.94
|
$6.56
SEK63.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD72.12
|
$39.99
SEK386.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.92
|
$15.61
SEK150.88
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.61
|
$90.26
SEK872.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.44
|
$43.14
SEK416.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD106.94
|
$106.21
SEK1,026.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD121.86
|
$174.28
SEK1,684.35
|
|
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