Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 21.5% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 63.1% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
|
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