Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 74.7% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
|
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