Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 55.8% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 88.2% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
|
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