Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 25.1% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Prague, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
$13.91
SEK147.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
$9.60
SEK101.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
$2.35
SEK24.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
$2.03
SEK21.48
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
$2.73
SEK28.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
$5.25
SEK55.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
$5.52
SEK58.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
$4.04
SEK42.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
$5.26
SEK55.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
$1.40
SEK14.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
$1.10
SEK11.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
$1.40
SEK14.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
$2.00
SEK21.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
$0.70
SEK7.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
$0.81
SEK8.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
$6.93
SEK73.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
$94.59
SEK1,002.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
$28,656.21
SEK303,774.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
$27.82
SEK294.93
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
$29.19
SEK309.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,000.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
$932.71
SEK9,887.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
$115.02
SEK1,219.32
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
$136.93
SEK1,451.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
$6,986.40
SEK74,060.31
|
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
$6.96
SEK73.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
$4.14
SEK43.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
$6.58
SEK69.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
$38.94
SEK412.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
$14.33
SEK151.89
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
$78.29
SEK829.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
$42.00
SEK445.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
$94.17
SEK998.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
$140.31
SEK1,487.34
|
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