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
KYD24.93
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
|
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