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
SVC87.76
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
|
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