Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 31.0% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.92
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.14
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.31
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.50
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.31
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.39
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.97
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.21
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.79
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.04
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.83
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.63
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.88
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK315,022.60
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.83
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.61
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,023.83
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,652.56
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,541.19
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,595.18
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,208.42
|
?? |
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.54
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.14
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.38
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.29
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.29
|
?? | |
pay 80.7% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK996.18
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK476.11
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,172.14
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,923.44
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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