Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 70.0% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Praia, you would:
pay 95.0% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE513.46
|
$13.86
SEK152.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE667.49
|
$10.16
SEK112.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE187.99
|
$2.56
SEK28.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE118.15
|
$2.13
SEK23.50
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
|
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE311.57
|
$2.66
SEK29.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE839.01
|
$5.29
SEK58.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE505.35
|
$5.43
SEK59.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE232.08
|
$3.82
SEK42.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE275.99
|
$5.15
SEK56.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE210.85
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE139.74
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE164.58
|
$1.36
SEK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE236.01
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE128.10
|
$0.71
SEK7.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE93.16
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE666.47
|
$6.67
SEK73.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,156.52
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,080,741.14
|
$28,544.48
SEK315,022.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,822.77
|
$27.62
SEK304.83
|
|
pay 75.2% more for housing
|
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,416.97
|
$33.49
SEK369.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,614.82
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,023.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE41,076.55
|
$965.24
SEK10,652.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,999.93
|
$139.65
SEK1,541.19
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,663.15
|
$144.54
SEK1,595.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE345,043.01
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,208.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE261.86
|
$7.30
SEK80.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE157.24
|
$4.27
SEK47.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.11
|
$6.56
SEK72.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,850.93
|
$39.99
SEK441.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE616.15
|
$15.61
SEK172.29
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,134.57
|
$90.26
SEK996.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,107.65
|
$43.14
SEK476.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,242.22
|
$106.21
SEK1,172.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,863.34
|
$174.28
SEK1,923.44
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Stockholm or Praia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.