Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 43.1% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 34.6% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
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